Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Eugnosta sartana (Hübner, 1823)
Pharmacis sartana Hübner, 1823
Carolella sartana
Number 3782 in the 1983 Hodges Checklist.
(1)Explanation of Names
Specific epithet from Latin sartus meaning "patched."
Numbers
There are 12 species of the genus
Eugnosta in America north of Mexico.
(1),
(2)Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range to include Pennsylvania to Florida, Missouri to Texas.
(3)
Type specimen: Pennsylvania (from Abbate
Mazzola collection, Vienna
(4)).
(5)Season
The flight period appears to be April to November.
(2)
Heppner (2003) reported all year in Florida.
(3)Food
Heppner (2003) stated the host plant was unknown.
(3)Print References
Covell, C.V., 1984.
Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths. Houghton Mifflin Company. p. 414, plate 63-24
(6)
Hübner, J., 1823.
Zuträge zur Sammlung exotischer Schmettlinge 2:
10,
Pl.39, f.223-224.