Species Sitochroa dasconalis - Hodges#4986

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Pyraustinae

Tribe Pyraustini

Genus Sitochroa

Species dasconalis (Sitochroa dasconalis - Hodges#4986)

Hodges Number

4986

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Sitochroa dasconalis (Walker, 1859)

Spilodes dasconalis Walker, 1859

Identification

Wings above with markings obsolescent; base of forewing costa orange-tinted (1).

Range

Massachusetts to Illinois, south to central Florida eastern Texas (1).

Season

Adults present from June to August in the north, probably year-round in Florida (1).

Food

Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) (1).

Remarks

Not very common (1).

See Also

Hahncappsia coloradensis

Print References

Munroe, E.G. 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 13.2A. Pyraloidea, Pyralidae (part), Pyraustinae, Pyraustini (part). Pp. 53; pl. 3, fig. 45-46; pl. Q, fig. 3. (1)

Walker, F. 1859c. Pyralides. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London 18: 773-774.

Internet References

Species page at Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (2)

Species page at The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico - Fascicle 13.2a - Pyralidae: Pyraustinae Eugene Munroe. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 19 December, 2015 - 9:18pm
Last updated 18 February, 2017 - 1:43am

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