Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Herpetogramma abdominalis (Zeller, 1872)
Botys abdominalis Zeller, 1872
Botis fissalis Grote, 1881
Pyrausta abdominalis
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
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 imageSee 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
