Species Tallula watsoni - Watson's Tallula Moth - Hodges#5592

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Life Cycle · Print References · Internet References

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

No Taxon (Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea

Family Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)

Subfamily Epipaschiinae

Genus Tallula

Species watsoni (Watson's Tallula Moth - Hodges#5592)

Hodges Number

5592

Size

Wingspan circa 17-22 mm

Life Cycle

Caterpillars are known to inhabit the web of a spider, the Social Cobweb Weaver, Anelosimus studiosus. The web is thought to provide the caterpillar protection while it feeds on leaves, and sometimes twigs (Deyrup et al. 2004).

Print References

Deyrup et al., 2004. A florida caterpillar and other arthropods inhabiting the webs of a subsocial spider (lepidoptera: pyralidae; araneida: theridiidae). Florida Entomologist Volume 87, Issue 4, pp. 554–558, available here.

Internet References

MPG

Contributed by Chuck Entz on 11 August, 2006 - 5:16pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, cotinis
Last updated 11 September, 2008 - 2:55pm

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