Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) Leraut, 2003
Phalaena testalis Fabricius, 1794
Pyrausta testalis
Palpita testalis
Botys perpendiculalis Duponchel, 1833 - Synonymized by Speidel (1996: 327).
Botys incoloralis Guenée, 1854 - Synonymized by Shaffer M., Nielsen & Horak (1996: 189).
Botys ruficostalis Lederer, 1855
Botys melonalis Walker, 1859
Pleuroptya perpendicularis P. Leraut, 1980
Botys ruficostalis Lederer, 1855
Spilodes nitetisalis Walker, 1859:
773 Range
Florida and Texas - Hayden & Minno (2016)
Central America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia
(1)
Type Locality: India orientali.
Food
The larvae feed on Hibiscus, Gomphocarpus and Asclepias species (including Asclepias curassavica) per
AfroMothsRemarks
Hodebertia testalis (Fabricius, 1794) is now recognized from Florida and Texas in Hayden & Minno (2016), News Lepid. Soc., 58(4): 166-170.
Print References
Fabricius J. C. 1794. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adjectis Synonymis, Locis, Observationibus, Descriptionibus. 3(2):
227
Hayden, J. & M.C. Minno, 2016. A persistent population of Hodebertia testalis, a milkweed leaftier, in Florida (Pyraloidea: Spilomelinae). News Lep. Soc., . News of The Lepidopterists’ Society,
58(4): 166-170.
Wollaston T. V. 1879. Notes on the Lepidoptera of St. Helena, with descriptions of new species.
Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (5)3: (17)
338. (
Botys ruficostalis)