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Species Glaphyria fulminalis - Black-patched Glaphyria Moth - Hodges#4873

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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 Glaphyriinae
Genus Glaphyria
Species fulminalis (Black-patched Glaphyria Moth - Hodges#4873)
Hodges Number
4873
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glaphyria fulminalis (Lederer, 1863)
Homophysa fulminalis Lederer, 1863
Size
wingspan about 11 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG
Identification
See here for how to separate G. fulminalis from G. cappsi:
Range
eastern United States (Connecticut to Florida, west to Texas and Illinois); Ontario, Canada.
Habitat
Forests.
Season
adults fly from May to August; July in Ontario
Food
Unknown. Tropical Glaphyria feed on plants in the Spurge (Euphorbia) and Aster families.
Remarks
Types:
Holotype & Allotype as Homophysa fulminalis by Lederer, 1863. Type Localities: Unknown. In the Natural History Museum of Austria, Vienna, Austria.
Print References
Forbes, W.T.M, 1923: 538 (1)
Lederer, 1863: 455, 483, pl. 18 fig. 13 (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG)
Barcode of Life (BOLD)
adult image and distribution (Larry Line, Maryland)
pinned adult image (David Smith, Furman U., South Carolina)
occurrence in Texas; list (James Gillaspy, U. of Texas)
author, date, and original genus (nearctica.com)
Works Cited
1.The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States
William T.M. Forbes. 1923. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Memoir 68.
2.Beitrag zur Kenntniss der Pyralidinen
Lederer, J. 1863. Wiener Entomologische Monatschrift 7(8, 10–12): 243–280, 331–504, pls 2–18.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 July, 2005 - 6:24pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Jeff Hollenbeck, lee_penner, Kyhl Austin, Steve Morris
Last updated 28 May, 2022 - 8:36pm

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