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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Moths » Noctuoidea » Erebidae » Catocalinae » Euclidiini » Spiloloma » Moon-lined Moth - Hodges#8769 (Spiloloma lunilinea)

Species Spiloloma lunilinea - Moon-lined Moth - Hodges#8769

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
No Taxon (Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Catocalinae
Tribe Euclidiini
Genus Spiloloma
Species lunilinea (Moon-lined Moth - Hodges#8769)
Hodges Number
8769
Size
Wingspan 4.4-5.4 cm.
Identification
Gray with distinctive black marks on forewings, black collar.
Range
Eastern and south-central North America
Habitat
Deciduous forests
Season
April-August
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on Honey Locust--Gleditsia triacanthos.
Remarks
An elegant moth--soft gray with black highlights.
Print References
Covell, p. 172, plate 40 #4 (1)
Salsbury, p. 339--photo (2)
Internet References
Canadian Biodiversity
Georgia Lepidoptera
Maryland Moths
Moth Photographer's Group
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
2.Insects in Kansas
By Glenn A. Salsbury and Stephan C. White
Contributed by Cotinis on 3 June, 2004 - 3:54pm
Last updated 4 July, 2006 - 8:33am

Euclidiini?
What was the reason for including this genus into Euclidiini?
… Jan Metlevski , 28 April, 2006 - 12:36am

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