Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glaphyria cappsi, Munroe, 1972
Size
7 to 8 mm long. Wing length 5.5 to 7 mm.
Identification
See here for how to separate
G. fulminalis from
G. cappsi:
Wings: Forewing pale yellowish-orange, with a large dark purplish-brown central area. Two white lines across the wing. The first line AM antemedial is wavy with 2 distinct, pointed dips. (Florida specimens have one dip longer than the other.) The second line PM postmedial is more rounded, following the border of the dark patch, then extends inward through the patch, turning upward at anal angle and ending just below the AM line. Hind wing is pale, with a brown shading outlined by a white line.
Range
Southern U.S. to Florida; Ontario.
Season
June to early July in Ontario; all season in southern states.
Food
Unknown. Tropical Glaphyria feed on plants in the Spurge (Euphorbia) and Aster families.
Remarks
Types:
Holotype as Glaphyria cappsi male by Munroe, 1972. Type Locality: Florida. In the United States National Museum, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C. Genitalia slide #HWC 66. No results on search.
Paratype #11964 in the Canadian National Collection (CNC). No photos.
See Also
Similar Species: Almost identical to Glaphyria fulminalis which is a pale yellow and has second white line (PM postmedial) on forewing straight to inner margin, not extend upward to near AM line.
Print References
The Moths of American north of Mexico: Pyralidae, 1972, Fascicle 13.1B by Munroe, pp. 227-228.
