Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eublemma recta
Numbers
one of 3 species in this genus in North America listed at
All-LepsSize
wingspan 16-19 mm, based on four Internet photos
Identification
Adult: forewing light brown with dark brown straight PM line running diagonally from mid-way along inner margin to near apex, bordered distally by white; 3-6 black dots or flecks in subterminal area; subterminal line either reddish and heaviest at apex or uniformly faint, sometimes absent; hindwing white with yellow or brown terminal line
Range
South Carolina to Florida, west to Texas, south to Argentina
Habitat
mesophilic (normal) and xerophilic (dry) areas
Season
most numerous in early spring (February to May) in Guadeloupe
Food
larvae feed on plants in the morning-glory family such as Ipomoea and Convolvulus species
See Also
Eumestleta cinnamommea forewing is darker and PM line is perpendicular to costa, not oblique
Internet References
pinned adult image plus foodplant, habitat, flight season chart, and photo of male genitalia (Pierre Zagatti, Catalog of Lepidoptera of French Antilles)
pinned adult image and photos of related species by Mark de Silva (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult image and photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)
pinned adult image and other info (Matthew Barnes, Moths of the Grenadines)
foodplants plus distribution map and synonyms (Markku Savela, FUNET)
distribution list of boundary states (Dalton State College, Georgia)
presence in Florida; list as "Eublemma recta" (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)
presence in Texas; list (James Gillaspy, U. of Texas)
Contributed by
Robin McLeod on 30 April, 2007 - 10:50am
Last updated 30 April, 2007 - 10:40pm
