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Species Haploa clymene - Clymene Moth - Hodges#8107

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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 Arctiidae (Tiger Moths)
Subfamily Arctiinae (Tiger Moths)
Tribe Callimorphini
Genus Haploa
Species clymene (Clymene Moth - Hodges#8107)
Hodges Number
8107
Explanation of Names
Author of the species is Brown, 1776. (This is Peter Brown, known mostly as a bird and botanical artist, and the publication is New Illustrations of Zoology, plate 38--see this site).
Clymene is the name of several characters in Greek mythology, one an oceanic nymph (thus the Clymene Dolphin), and another a (woodland?) nymph, wife of Helios the sun god.
Size
Wingspan 4.0-5.5 cm
Identification
Bold cross pattern makes this moth easy to identify.
Range
Eastern North America
Habitat
Deciduous forests and adjacent fields, etc.
Season
June-August
Life Cycle
Larvae eat a wide variety of plants, including Eupatorium, oaks, willows. Adults are found during day in woodlands and also come to lights at night.
Remarks
Often disturbed in woodlands on hot summer days.
Print References
Covell, p. 63, plate 15 #15 (1)
Internet References
MIACY
Dallas Butterflies
Moths of North America
MPG Living Plate
MPG Pinned Plate
Works Cited
1.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
By Charles V. Covell
Contributed by Cotinis on 25 June, 2004 - 10:10pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone
Last updated 3 June, 2007 - 4:51pm

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