Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Glaphyria sesquistrialis Hübner, 1823
Explanation of Names
The specific epithet has been misspelled by various authors going back over a century as "sequistrialis".
Numbers
There are six named species of the genus
Glaphyria in America north of Mexico.
(1)Size
wingspan about 15 mm, based on Jim Vargo specimen at MPG
Identification
Adult: forewing yellowish with wavy white AM and PM lines bordered on both sides by dark gray; hindwing whitish or light gray with yellowish shading beyond jagged PM line.
Specimen identified by DNA analysis (BOLD).
(2)
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Ontario to Florida
(3), Illinois to Texas
(4).
(5)Season
Heppner (2003) reported February to November.
(5)Food
Heppner (2003) listed
Quercus virginiana Mill. (live oak) as the larval host.
(5)See Also
Glaphyria cappsi and fulminalis have a very large dark brown patch on forewing; G. glaphyralis has diffuse white shading throughout forewing and no distinct AM line; G. basiflavalis is smaller and has dark brown forewing with diffuse white patches
Print References
Forbes, W.T.M. 1923. The Lepidoptera of New York and Neighboring States. Memoir 68.
537 (key and descriptions)
(6)Internet References
live adult image (Claire Curry, Texas)
pinned adult image by John Glaser, plus flight season (Larry Line, Maryland)