Neomachlotica spiraea

Neomachlotica spiraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Glyphipterigidae
Genus:	Neomachlotica
Species:	N. spiraea
Binomial name
	Neomachlotica spiraea; , 1981

Neomachlotica spiraea is a species of sedge moth in the genus Neomachlotica. It was described by in 1981.^[1] It is found in the US state of Florida.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 3.2–4 mm. Adults are dark fuscous with purple iridescence. Adults are on wing from January to March and in May.^[3]

The larvae feed on Boehmeria cylindrica. They are pale with a black head.

References[]

^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neomachlotica spiraea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
^ 360092 – 2336.1 – Neomachlotica spiraea – Heppner, 1981 at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University
^ Neomachlotica, a New Genus of Glyphipterigidae (Lepidoptera)

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[1] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neomachlotica spiraea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.

[2] 360092 – 2336.1 – Neomachlotica spiraea – Heppner, 1981 at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University

[3] Neomachlotica, a New Genus of Glyphipterigidae (Lepidoptera)

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