Species Stegea mexicana - Hodges#4859

Classification · Hodges Number · Size · Identification · Range · See Also · Internet References · Works Cited

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 Glaphyriinae

Genus Stegea

Species mexicana (Stegea mexicana - Hodges#4859)

Hodges Number

4859

Size

forewing length 5.0-5.5 mm (1)

Identification

Description available in MONA Fascicle 13-1B at link in citations below. From key to species in the fascicle, forewing PM line more distinct than AM line, the latter chiefly indicated by a contrast between the darker basal and the lighter medial areas; forewing PM line with dark element stronger than succeeding light-gray element. (1)

Range

south Texas - Brownsville to Corpus Christi (1)

See Also

Stegea simplicialis is most similar in size and appearance. In addition to genitalia differences, the PM line of mexicana has the dark element stronger that the pale-gray element that borders the dark element distally; the PM line of simplicialis has the dark element weakly developed. (1)

Stegea sola is also similar and found in south Texas, but the forewing basal area of sola is concolorous with the rest of the wing, and the pale AM/PM lines are more equally distinct. (1)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG)

Barcode of Life (BOLD)

Works Cited

1.	The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 13.1B: Pyralidae, Odontiinae+Glaphyriinae Eugene Munroe. 1972. E.W. Classey Ltd. & R.B.D. Publications Inc.

Contributed by Steve Morris on 28 December, 2023 - 10:34am
Last updated 28 December, 2023 - 12:01pm

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