Species Hahncappsia fordi - Hodges#4960

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Neohelvibotys arizonensis ? - Hahncappsia fordi

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Pyraustinae

Tribe Pyraustini

Genus Hahncappsia

Species fordi (Hahncappsia fordi - Hodges#4960)

Hodges Number

4960

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Loxostege fordi Capps, 1967

Size

forewing length 9-11 mm (1)

Identification

Described by Munroe in MONA Fascicle 13.2A as "remarkably similar in appearance to Helvibotys helvialis". The two species can be separated by examination of genitalia and the tibia. However, the range of these two species does not overlap, with helvialis only ranging as far west as Brownsville, TX. (1)

Range

Palm Springs, CA to southern AZ and south into Sonora, Mexico (1)

Season

April to October (1)

See Also

Hahncappsia alpinensis is a bit larger than fordi with paler ground color and weaker markings. The range for alpinensis is from the White Mountains of Arizona southward and eastward to Brownsville, TX. It is not clear if the range of fordi overlaps the range of alpinensis in SE Arizona. (1)

Helvibotys helvialis is an eastern species ranging from Massachusetts and Ontario south to Florida and west to Brownsville, TX. (1)

Print References

Capps, H. W. 1967: Review of some species of Loxostege Hübner and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae: Pyraustinae). – Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Washington 120 (3561): 11, figs 18, 84, 107 (2).

Munroe, E., 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 13.2a, p. 41; pl. 3.61,68. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico - Fascicle 13.2a - Pyralidae: Pyraustinae Eugene Munroe. 1976. The Wedge Entomological Research Foundation.

2.	Review of some species of Loxostege (Hübner) and descriptions of new species (Lepidoptera, Pyraustidae, Pyrausinae) Hahn W. Capps. 1967. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120(3361): 1-75.

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Kyhl Austin on 1 March, 2016 - 8:37pm
Additional contributions by Steve Morris
Last updated 3 February, 2023 - 1:26pm

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