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Species Syssphinx albolineata - White-lined Royal Moth - Hodges#7714

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Bombycoidea (Silkworm, Sphinx, and Royal Moths)
Family Saturniidae (Giant Silkworm and Royal Moths)
Subfamily Ceratocampinae (Royal Moths)
Genus Syssphinx
Species albolineata (White-lined Royal Moth - Hodges#7714)
Hodges Number
7714
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Sphingicampa albolineata (Grote & Robinson) (1)
Orig. Comb: Adelocephala albolineata Grote & Robinson, 1866
Syn: Syssphinx albolineata (Grote & Robinson)
Size
Wing Span: 5.6 - 8 cm (Females larger than males) (BAMONA)
Identification
the younger caterpillars have the longer filaments:
Range
Cochise Co., Arizona (as a stray?*); Cameron Co., Texas / Mexico - Map (MPG)
*Not listed for AZ by Bruce Walsh on his Moths of SE Arizona page. BAMONA reports one SEAZ record from July 1986 and July is also the single month record reported by MPG.
Habitat
Thorn forest and ebony forest (BAMONA)
Season
Two to three broods from April-November (BAMONA)
Food
Probably on Acacia, Mimosa, or Leucaena (Fabaceae) (BAMONA)
Life Cycle
Caterpillars pupate and overwinter in chambers in the ground. Adults do not feed. (BAMONA)
Remarks
uncommon in the US (MPG & BG data), rare even in Mexico (Godman & Salvin, 1886)
Print References
Ferguson, D.C. 1971. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 20.2a. E.W. Classey & R.D.B. Publications Inc. p. 55; plate 4, figs. 19-20. (2)
Godman, F.D. and O. Salvin. 1886. Biologia Centrali-Americana: Insecta, Lepidoptera, Heterocera 1: 171. (Full Text)
Grote, A.R. and C.T. Robinson. 1866. Lepidopterological notes and descriptions - no. 2. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia 6: 1-30. (Full Text, Plate 1)
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.MONA - Saturniidae
D.C. Ferguson. 1971. E.W. Classey & R.D.B. Publications Inc.