Pyromorpha dimidiata
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Pyromorpha |
| Species: | P. dimidiata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pyromorpha dimidiata Herrich-Schäffer, 1854
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Pyromorpha dimidiata, the orange-patched smoky moth, is a species of leaf skeletonizer moth of the family Zygaenidae found in eastern North America.
Description[]
Adults[]
Adult wings are typically held horizontally over the abdomen when at rest. The forewings have two solid color regions: (1) dark gray, sometimes with a blue sheen, in the terminal half of the wing and in the basal half only near the , and (2) orange in the basal half of the wing except near the inner margin.
Adults can be confused with adults of the unrelated black-and-yellow lichen moth (Lycomorpha pholus in the family Erebidae), which has a similar two-toned forewing pattern but a later, summer flight period. Adults of both moth species also resemble the net-winged beetles of the genus Calopteron.
Range[]
The species' occurrence range extends from Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Missouri in the west to Florida, New York, and Rhode Island in the east.[1][2][3]
Life cycle[]
Adults[]
Adults have been reported from March to August, with most sightings in May and June.[1][2][3]
References[]
- ^ a b "Species Pyromorpha dimidiata - Orange-patched Smoky Moth - Hodges#4639". bugguide.net. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "140400 – 4639 – Pyromorpha dimidiata". Moth Photographers Group. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
- ^ a b "Attributes of Pyromorpha dimidiata". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved 2014-11-17.
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