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Species Asciodes gordialis - Bougainvillea Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#5267

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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
Genus Asciodes
Species gordialis (Bougainvillea Caterpillar Moth - Hodges#5267)
Hodges Number
5267
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Asciodes quietalis Walker, 1859
Asciodes confusalis Hulst, 1886
Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854
Numbers
the only species listed for North America.
Size
wingspan: 25mm
Range
coast to coast across southern United States.
Food
larvae feed on Bougainvillea spp.
Print References
Guenée, M. A. 1854: Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Pp. 374–375, pl. 5 fig. 10. – In: Boisduval, J. B. A. D. de & M. A. Guenée, Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Species Général des Lépidoptères 8 8. – Roret, Paris.
Hulst, G. D. 1886: Descriptions of new Pyralidae. – Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia 13: 158.
Walker, F. 1859 d: Pyralides. – List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, London 19: 825.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
Texas A&M University - pest status and presence in Texas.
South Carolina Moths Checklist - South Carolina county records.
2005 California Plant Pest and Diseases - presence in California
Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida - presence in Florida.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 13 October, 2009 - 9:40pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 2 April, 2016 - 8:42pm

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