Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Alcathoe carolinensis Engelhardt, 1925
Alcathoe autumnalis Engelhardt was at one time considered a synonym.
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* phylogenetic sequence #081875
Numbers
There are 5 named
Alcathoe species in America north of Mexico.
(3)Size
Forewing length 10-15 mm.
(1)Range
Missouri and Indiana east to North Carolina, south to northern Florida.
(1)Season
Adults are most common from June to October.
Food
Although other
Alcathoe use species of
Clematis (Ranunculaceae) as larval hosts, earlier reports of
carolinensis on this host have been called into question and no
Clematis species were found within 160 meters of the Tennessee collection site.
(2)Remarks
Males respond to (E,Z)-3,13-ODDA and blended (E,Z)-3,13-ODDA/(Z,Z)-3,13-ODDA sex attractants.
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(2)See Also
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Brown, L.N. & R.F. Mizell 1993. The Clearwing Borers of Florida (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae). Tropical Lepidoptera 4(4): 1-21 (
PDF)
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Engelhardt, G.P. 1946. The North American Clear-wing Moths of the family Aegeriidae. United States Nationl Museum Bulletin 190:
106.
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Hansen, J.A., W.E. Klingeman & J.K. Moulton 2010. First record of
Alcathoe carolinensis (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) collected in Tennessee. Florida Entomologist 93(2): 321-322 (
PDF)
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