Species Metarranthis homuraria - Purplish Metarranthis - Hodges#6828

6828

Metarranthis homuraria (Grote & Robinson, 1868)

Endropia homuraria Grote & Robinson, 1868

wingspan about 30 mm, based on Moth Photographers Group specimen

Forewing dark reddish or purplish, and hindwing outer margin more or less scalloped

Genitalia:

eastern US states (New York to Florida)

Pangrapta decoralis - Has long labial palpi. Note triangular dot on hindwing.

Metarranthis hypochraria is larger and paler. According to the original description, "both species vary in the depth of color, but the palest homuraria is always ferruginous, while hypochraria, occasionally so pale as to be a dirty yellowish gray, never acquires the rusty brown of [homuraria]."

Grote, A.R. & Robinson, C. T. 1868 Notes on the North American Lepidoptera in the British Museum and described by Mr. Francis Walker. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 2:80

Grote, A.R. 1877 Notes and descriptions of new moths. The Canadian Entomologist. 9(5): 89

Grote, A.R. 1882 Notes on certain Geometridae, with a new Byssodes from Florida. Papilio. 2(6): 100

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (1)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)