Species Pyromorpha dyari - Hodges#4632

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

Cute little lycid-like moth - Pyromorpha dyari

Lycid-mimic moth pinned specimen - Pyromorpha dyari

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Zygaenoidea (Flannel, Slug Caterpillar, Leaf Skeletonizer Moths and kin)

Family Zygaenidae (Leaf Skeletonizer Moths)

Subfamily Procridinae

Genus Pyromorpha

Species dyari (Pyromorpha dyari - Hodges#4632)

Hodges Number

4632

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Pyromorpha dyari (Jordan, 1913) (1)

Tetraclonia dyari Jordan, 1913 (new name for Gingla laterculae)

Gingla laterculae Dyar, 1900

Explanation of Names

Named in honor of Harrison Gray Dyar, Jr.

See Also

Pyromorpha latercula has a black collar. Compare at Moths of Southeastern Arizona (2)

Print References

Jordan, K. 1913. 2. Familie: Zygaenidae. In: SEITZ, A., Die Gross-Schmetterlinge der Erde. Die Gross- Schmetterlinge des Amerikanischen Faunengebietes. 6.Band: Die amerikanischen Spinner und Schwärmer. - Verlag des SEITZ'sehen Werkes (Alfred Kernen), Stuttgart, 25.2.1913:21-31

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (3)

The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

Moths of Southeastern Arizona (2)

Works Cited

1.	Generische Revision der amerikanischen Zygaenidae mit Beschreibung neuer Gattungen und Arten (Insecta: Lepidoptera). Teil 1. Tarmann, G. 1984. Entomofauna Supplement 2, Vol 1: 1-176.

2.	Moths of Southeast Arizona

3.	North American Moth Photographers Group

4.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Chris Grinter on 14 January, 2011 - 4:27pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz, Randy Hardy
Last updated 3 June, 2018 - 4:02am

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