Species Hydriris ornatalis - Ornate Hydriris - Hodges#5127

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Food · See Also · Internet References

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Pyraustinae

Tribe Spilomelini

Genus Hydriris

Species ornatalis (Ornate Hydriris - Hodges#5127)

Hodges Number

5127

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

5 synonyms listed at All-Leps

described in 1831 by Duponchel, who originally placed it in genus Asopia

Numbers

the only species in this genus in North America listed at All-Leps

Size

wingspan about 16 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG

Identification

Adult: forewing brownish-gray in basal area and beyond PM line; median area yellowish with shiny metallic orbicular and reniform spots; PM line black, thick, slightly wavy; diffuse blackish subapical streak extends from PM line to outer margin; hindwing similarly colored, with partial PM line and black discal dot

Range

Europe and Asia; in North America, apparently restricted to Florida

Food

larvae apparently feed on plants in the morning-glory family such as Swamp Morning-glory (Ipomoea aquatica)

See Also

compare photos of related species/genera by Jim Vargo at MPG

Internet References

close-up photo of live adult showing shiny metallic scales (Jose Manuel Barrera, Spain, InsectariumVirtual)

live adult images by Machele White in Florida, plus common name reference, and pinned adult image by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

live adult images by various photographers from Europe (Moths and Butterflies of Europe)

live larva and adult images from Hong Kong, with suspected larval foodplant (pestnet.org)

presence in Florida; list (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)

author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 6 January, 2008 - 11:47pm

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