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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Owlet Moths (Noctuidae) » Eriopinae » Callopistria » Florida Fern Moth - Hodges#9630 (Callopistria floridensis)

Species Callopistria floridensis - Florida Fern Moth - Hodges#9630

Classification · Hodges Number · Other Common Names · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Size · Range · Season · Food · Life Cycle · 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 Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Noctuidae (Owlet Moths)
Subfamily Eriopinae
Genus Callopistria
Species floridensis (Florida Fern Moth - Hodges#9630)
Hodges Number
9630
Other Common Names
Florida fern caterpillar (1)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Callopistria floridensis (Guenée, 1852)
Orig. Comb: Eriopus floridensis Guenée, 1852
Synonyms:
Callopistria elegantulus (Herrich-Schäffer)
Callopistria strena Grote
Phylogenetic sequence #932190
Size
Wingspan about 29 mm. (2)
Range
e. US, Ont. / W. Indies / Mex. to S. Amer. - Map (3)(GBIF)
Season
yr round in Florida. (1)(3)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the larvae feed on a long list of fern species. (1)
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid singly on the underside of fern leaves.
Print References
Comstock, J.A., 1939. Studies in Pacific Coast Lepidoptera. Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences. 38(1): 34; pl. 10-11.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (2)
Catalog of Lepidoptera of the French Antilles (English version )
Works Cited
1.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
2.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
Contributed by Cotinis on 27 May, 2004 - 1:51am
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Mike Quinn, Maury Heiman, JohnMaxwell22, Randy Hardy, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 12 April, 2021 - 8:10pm

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