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Large Necklace Moth - Hodges#8527 (Hypsoropha monilis)
Species
Hypsoropha monilis
- Large Necklace Moth - Hodges#8527
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Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily
Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family
Erebidae
Subfamily
Hypocalinae
Genus
Hypsoropha
Species
monilis
(Large Necklace Moth - Hodges#8527)
Hodges Number
8527
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypsoropha monilis
(
Fabricius
)
Orig. Comb:
Noctua monilis
Fabricius 1777
Explanation of Names
monilis
(L). 'a string of beads'
(
1
)
Size
Wingspan 32-42mm
(
2
)
Range
mostly se US: TX-FL-MD-OK -
Map
(MPG),
(
2
)
Season
Feb-May (BG data)
Life Cycle
Larvae host on persimmon,
Diospyros virginiana
(
2
)
.
See Also
Hypsoropha hormos
- Small Necklace Moth
Print References
Covell, Discussion and color photo of pinned specimen, plate 39 #7
(
2
)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
- MPG
Works Cited
1.
Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by
Troy Bartlett
on 4 May, 2004 - 9:58pm
Additional contributions by
cotinis
,
Jeff Hollenbeck
,
Mike Quinn
Last updated 8 January, 2020 - 5:14pm