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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 » Steniini » Anageshna » Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth - Hodges#5176 (Anageshna primordialis)

Species Anageshna primordialis - Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth - Hodges#5176

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Food · Remarks · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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
Tribe Steniini
Genus Anageshna
Species primordialis (Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth - Hodges#5176)
Hodges Number
5176
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Anageshna primordialis (Dyar, 1907)
Geshna primordialis Dyar, 1906 (1)
Synonyms
Anageshna primordialis vividior Munroe, 1956
Anageshna primordialis pallidior Munroe, 1956
Size
Dyar (1906) listed a wingspan of 12-15 mm. (1)
Wingspan 11 mm (guide photo)
Identification
A small gray moth with yellowish highlights in an (apparently) distinctive, but subtle, pattern.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include New York to Florida, Illinois to Texas.(2)
Habitat
Reported to fly in the day (guide photo) as well as at night.
Season
Heppner (2003) reported February to November. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) listed the non-native Rhapis excelsa (broadleaf lady palm). (2)
Remarks
The author of this species is Harrison G. Dyar, Jr. (1866-1929). A rather interesting account of his life is at Insects, Bigamy, and History and Bahai Library. His father, Harrison Gray Dyar, was a prominent chemist and inventor.
See Also
Apogeshna stenialis
Print References
Dyar, H.G., 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. Journal of The New York Entomological Society, 14: 97. (1)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
Works Cited
1.The North American Nymphulinæ and Scopariinæ
Harrison G. Dyar. 1906. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 14(2): 77-107.
2.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by john and jane balaban on 4 August, 2005 - 3:48pm
Additional contributions by Mike Boone, cotinis, Tony-2, Maury Heiman
Last updated 6 July, 2020 - 8:41pm

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