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Species Habrosyne gloriosa - Glorious Habrosyne - Hodges#6236

Representative Images

Habrosyne gloriosa Habrosyne gloriosa
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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Drepanoidea (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)
Family Drepanidae (Hooktip and False Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Thyatirinae (False Owlet Moths)
Tribe Habrosynini
Genus Habrosyne
Species gloriosa (Glorious Habrosyne - Hodges#6236)

Hodges Number

6236

Numbers

one of two species in the genus in North America

Size

winspan about 37 mm

Identification

adult very similar to the more common H. scripta but has a 90 degree jog midway along the AM line (whereas in H. scripta, the AM line is a relatively smooth curve for its entire length

Range

northern United States, south in the Rockies to Arizona; in Canada, restricted to Ontario and Quebec; replaced H.scripta in southern New Brunswick in about 2015

Season

adults fly from April to September

Food

larval host plants are unknown but presumably blackberry (Rubus spp.); Ninebark (Physocarpus)(1)

Life Cycle

two generations per year

See Also

Lettered Habrosyne (H. scripta) is similar but has a relatively smooth-curving AM line, with no sharp angle near the middle.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group
common name reference and other info (Ohio State U.)
Butterflies and Moths of North America

Works Cited

1.Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)
David L. Wagner. 2010. Princeton University Press, 1-496.
Contributed by Robin McLeod on 20 July, 2005 - 1:03am
Additional contributions by Tony-2, anitagould, marcie oconnor, JoAnneRusso, Steve Morris
Last updated 5 August, 2023 - 12:14am

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