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Species Eurrhyparodes lygdamis - Hodges#5122

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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 Spilomelinae
Tribe Herpetogrammatini
Genus Eurrhyparodes
Species lygdamis (Eurrhyparodes lygdamis - Hodges#5122)

Hodges Number

5122

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Eurrhyparodes lygdamis Druce, 1902
Eurrhyparodes lydanus Dyar, 1914 (misspelled) (1)
Phylogenetic sequence #801393.00

Explanation of Names

Specific epithet possibly for the tyrant ruler Lygdamis of Halicarnassus.

Range

Florida to Texas; Mexico to Brazil. (2) , (1)

Season

Heppner (2003) listed March to May, August to September, November to December for Florida. (1)
September and November records for Texas. (3)

Food

Larval host is unknown. (1)

Remarks

Originally described from Mexico; "Obispo", Panama (presumably Bas Obispo, an historical name for a location in the Canal Zone); and the states of Amazonas and Ceará in Brazil.

Print References

Druce, H. 1902. Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera. Annals and Magazine of Natural History, including Zoology, Botany and Geology, London (Ser. 7), 9: 329.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (MPG) (3)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)

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.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
3.North American Moth Photographers Group
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Randy Hardy on 11 April, 2011 - 7:42pm
Additional contributions by Maury Heiman, Chuck Sexton, Kyhl Austin
Last updated 12 November, 2024 - 9:21am

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