Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Slossonia rubrotincta Hulst, 1898
(1) Size
Hulst (1898) listed a wingspan of 30 mm.
(1)
Powell & Opler (2009) listed the forewing length 12-13 mm.
(2)
Comstock & Dammers (1936) reported the larva mature to 25 mm and pupa 10 mm.
Identification
Hulst (1898) original description is online in the print references.
(1)Range
Powell & Opler (2009) reported California, west of the Sierra Nevada crest.
(2)Season
The main flight period appears to be May to August.
(3)Food
Comstock & Dammers found the larva while beating
coastal sage scrub oak (
Quercus dumosa).
McFarland reported the host as
scrub oak (
Quercus berberidifolia).
(2)Remarks
Powell & Opler (2009) reported the adults always rest butterfly-style, with wings held high.
(2)See Also
Neoterpes trianguliferata is larger with darker markings along the forewing costa.
Print References
Comstock, J.A. & C.A. Dammers, 1936. Notes on the early stages of five moths from southern California .
Bulletin of the Southern California Academy of Sciences 35(2), p.
106; pl.32-33.
Hulst, G.D., 1898. Descriptions of new genera and species of the Geometrina of North America.
The Canadian Entomologist 30, p.
217.
(1)
Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler, 2009.
Moths of Western North America. University of California Press. pl. 29, fig. 35; p. 215.
(2)