Species Xanthothrix ranunculi - Hodges#9772

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta - Xanthothrix ranunculi

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)

Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)

Subfamily Stiriinae

Tribe Stiriini

Genus Xanthothrix

Species ranunculi (Xanthothrix ranunculi - Hodges#9772)

Hodges Number

9772

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Xanthothrix ranunculi Hy. Edwards, 1878

* phylogenetic sequence #931671

Size

Forewing length 8-11 mm (Powell & Opler, 2009).(1)

Larva to 13 mm (Comstock & Henne, 1941).

Food

Comstock & Henne reared them on Douglas' tickseed (Coreopsis douglasii).(1)

"The hostplant is Coreopsis stillmanii and grows in small patches of serpentine soils on southern facing slopes along the central valley." Chris Grinter, The Skeptical Moth, on possible subspecies Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta.

Remarks

The form Xanthothrix ranunculi f. albipuncta was described by Barnes and Benjamin in 1925, then totally forgotten about until now. Form basically equals subspecies now, but it's unclear. It will probably be elevated to full species status, pending DNA work. This population is hundreds of miles disjunct from the nominate species, which has no white spot 100% of the time. … Chris Grinter, 6 April, 2010

Print References

Comstock, J. A. & C. Henne 1941. Notes on the early stages of Xanthothrix ranunculi. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 39(3): 198-199, pl.32

Poole, R. W. 1995. Moths of America North of Mexico. Fascicle 26.1: p.113, pl.4.3-5

Powell, J. A. & P. A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America. pl.52.6m, p.288

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group - species page

The Skeptical Moth - Chris Grinter

Works Cited

1.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

Contributed by john and jane balaban on 6 April, 2010 - 9:20am
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 29 March, 2013 - 3:09pm

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