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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Urodoidea » Urodidae » Urodus » Bumelia Webworm Moth - Hodges#2415 (Urodus parvula)

Species Urodus parvula - Bumelia Webworm Moth - Hodges#2415

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Urodoidea
Family Urodidae
Genus Urodus
Species parvula (Bumelia Webworm Moth - Hodges#2415)
Hodges Number
2415
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Formerly placed in the Ermine Moths, Yponomeutidae.
Size
length 15-16 mm, wingspan 20-29 mm
Identification
A medium-sized moth with tightly rolled wings, and a dark chocolate or gray, smoky coloration. The sheen of the wings is almost greasy. No marks on wings. Hindwings translucent.
Range
Southeastern United States. Maryland, Carolinas, Florida, Georgia, west to Mississippi, Texas.
Season
All year in Florida. Noted in April, June from North Carolina (guide photos)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on a variety of trees, shrubs: bumelia, hibiscus, oaks, citrus, redbay (Persea). Cocoon is a net-like chamber attached to hostplant by a filament. (1)
Print References
Covell, p. 431, plate 62 (1)
Internet References
Randy Newman--MPG
Georgia Leps: taxonomy--places in Urodidae, image.
Lepidoptera of Florida
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Cotinis on 10 June, 2005 - 12:18pm
Last updated 7 July, 2005 - 3:50am

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