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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Pyraustinae » Pyraustini » Xanthostege » Xanthostege plana - Hodges#4990 (Xanthostege plana)

Species Xanthostege plana - Hodges#4990

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Yellow Moth with pink posterior edge - Xanthostege plana Moth - Xanthostege plana Moth - Xanthostege plana Moth - Xanthostege plana Xanthostege plana Pyralid - Xanthostege plana Arizona Moth - Xanthostege plana Xanthostege plana
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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 Pyraustinae
Tribe Pyraustini
Genus Xanthostege
Species plana (Xanthostege plana - Hodges#4990)
Hodges Number
4990
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xanthostege plana (Grote, 1883)
Prothymia plana Grote, 1883
Numbers
Two Prothymia species are found in America north of Mexico
Identification
Forewing dark yellow with contrasting pinkish-red fringe and no other markings.
Hindwings are translucent.
Body is pale yellow as is the ventral side of all wings.
Range
Arizona
See Also
Xanthostege roseiterminalis - which is found in southern Texas *photos at Moth Photographers Group
Print References
Grote, A. R. 1882. Some new Noctuidae and notes. Papilio 2(9-10): 184
Munroe, E. 1976. The Moths of America North of Mexico: Fascicle 13.2 Part (A); Pyraloidea; Pyralidae, Pyraustinae, Pyraustini. p. 56; pl. 5.35-36.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group
BOLD - Barcode of Life Data Systems
lepbarcoding.org
Moth Photographers Group
Moths of Southeastern Arizona
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 23 August, 2010 - 2:08pm
Additional contributions by Randy Hardy
Last updated 24 October, 2013 - 6:43pm

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