Patania silicalis
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Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Patania silicalis, the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba,[2] Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and North America, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.[3]
The wingspan is 24–26 millimetres (0.94–1.02 in). The forewings range from yellowish gray to orangish with dark gray antemedial and postmedial lines, as well as a discal spot in a dark gray crescent. The hindwings have a similar color and have similar markings, but lack an antemedial line. Adults are on wing in summer in North America.[4]
The larvae feed on Polygonum,[5] Ipomoea batatas, , Merremia umbellata, Rivina humilis, Bougainvillea spectabilis and Boehmeria nivea.[6]
References[]
- ^ Nuss, Matthias; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "801188.00 – 5243 – Pleuroptya silicalis – Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Cotinis (January 5, 2017). "Species Patania silicalis - Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth - Hodges#5243". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Heppner, J.B.; Habeck, D.H. (1976). "Insects associated with Polygonum (Polygonaceae) in North Central Florida. I. Introduction and Lepidoptera". The Florida Entomologist. 59 (3): 231–239. doi:10.2307/3494258. JSTOR 3494258. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "Species New distributional and foodplant records for twenty Cuban moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52 (2): 214–216. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- Moths described in 1854
- Moths of Central America
- Moths of North America
- Moths of South America
- Moths of the Caribbean
- Spilomelinae
- Taxa named by Achille Guenée
- Agroterini stubs