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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Spilomelinae » Herpetogramma » Herpetogramma abdominalis - Hodges#5276 (Herpetogramma abdominalis)

Species Herpetogramma abdominalis - Hodges#5276

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Life Cycle · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
Crambidae: Herpetogramma abdominalis - Herpetogramma abdominalis Bold-feathered Grass Moth - Hodges#5275 - Herpetogramma abdominalis Herpetogramma abdominalis Herpetogramma sp. - Herpetogramma abdominalis Herpetogramma abdominalis Crambidae, spent pupa - Herpetogramma abdominalis Pennsylvania Moth - Herpetogramma abdominalis Herpetogramma aquilonalis - Herpetogramma abdominalis
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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 Spilomelinae
Genus Herpetogramma
Species abdominalis (Herpetogramma abdominalis - Hodges#5276)
Hodges Number
5276
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Herpetogramma abdominalis (Zeller, 1872)
Botys abdominalis Zeller, 1872
Botis fissalis Grote, 1881
Pyrausta abdominalis
Size
Wingspan is 22-35 mm (1)
25-30 mm as Pyrausta fissalis (Forbes, 1923) (2)
Identification
See Pyrausta fissalis (Forbes, 1923) (2)
"Hind wing terminal line, if present, light brown or beige, not prominent; forewing basal line light brown or beige, not prominent and/or incomplete" (Solis, 2010) (3)
Adults usually have light orangish-brown costa and a white ground color. (1)
Range
East of the Rocky Mts. and south to NC based on BOLD and BAMONA
Distribution & Flight-period Chart (4)
Season
Adults are on wing from April to September. (1)
Life Cycle
1.leaf roll on Laportea canadensis 2.pupal case and head capsule 3.adult

Note: this may be a different species.
Remarks
Page creation based on Brian Scholtens' identification of this image. See also Hugh McGuinness's identification on this image
See Also
H. pertextalis "Hind wing terminal line dark brown and prominent; forewing basal line dark brown and entire width prominent" (Solis, 2010) (3); averages larger
H. thestealis "Forewing with high contrast between dark brown or beige marginal shade and basal areas" (Solis, 2010) (3); averages larger
Print References
Forbes, W.T.M. 1923, The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States, Primitive Forms Microlepidoptera Pyraloids Bombyces. Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station, Memoir 68: 567 (Pyrausta fissalis)
Grote, A. R. 1881 North American moths with a preliminary catalogue of species of Hadena and Polia. Bulletin of the United States Geological and Geographical Survey of the Territories 6(2): 273 (Botis fissalis)
Zeller, P. C. 1872 Beiträge zur Kenntnis der nordamerikanischen Nachtfalter, besonders der Microlepidopteren. Verhandlungen der Zoologisch-Botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien. 22: 515
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (4)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Wikipedia - brief description (1)
Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)(6)
Works Cited
1.Wikipedia
2.The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States
William T.M. Forbes. 1923. Cornell University, Ithaca, New York; Memoir 68.
3.North American Herpetogramma (Lederer), 1863 (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae): type specimens and ...
M. Alma Solis. 2010. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 112(3): 451-463.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
6.Butterflies and Moths of North America (BAMONA)
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 4 June, 2005 - 5:53pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Beatriz Moisset, Tony-2, tom murray, anitagould, Wisconsin Oecanthinancy, Robert Lord Zimlich, marcie oconnor
Last updated 31 July, 2021 - 12:44pm

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