Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Psychomorpha epimenis (Drury, 1782)
Phalaena epimenis Drury, 1782
Phylogenetic sequence #931975.00
Explanation of Names
The common name is unusual in that it contains the species epithet; the normal practice is to use the genus name, as in "Grapevine Psychomorpha"
Numbers
The only
Psychomorpha species found north of Mexico.
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Psychomorpha epimenis epimenis (Drury, 1782)
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Psychomorpha epimenis euryrhoda (Hampson, 1910)
(1) Identification
Adult - body and wings black; forewing with large white patch; hindwing with large red or orange patch.
Food
Larvae feed on the leaves of grape, Vitis (Vitaceae)
Common nectar genera: Forestiera, Prunus, Crataegus, Cercis spp.
See Also
In southern Georgia and Florida,
P. epimenis euryrhoda has a red patch that extends almost to the base of the hind wing,
covering most of the wing, and was formerly treated as a distinct species.
(1)Print References
Drury, D., 1782. Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their different genera.
London: White, vol. 3:
39;
Pl.29, f.2.
Harris, T.W. 1839. Descriptive catalogue of the North American insects belonging to the Linnean genus Sphinx in the cabinet of Thaddeus William Harris. Amer. J. Sci. Arts, 36 (2): 282-320.
Holland, W.J., 1913. The moth book.
232.
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