Species Leptostales crossii - Cross's Wave Moth - Hodges#7174

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Cross's Wave Moth - Hodges #7174 - Leptostales crossii

Hodges #7174 - Cross's Wave Moth - Leptostales crossii

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Geometroidea (Geometrid and Swallowtail Moths)

Family Geometridae (Geometrid Moths)

Subfamily Sterrhinae

Tribe Scopulini

Genus Leptostales

Species crossii (Cross's Wave Moth - Hodges#7174)

Hodges Number

7174

Size

wingspan about 13-14 mm, based on photos by Jim Vargo at MPG

Identification

Adult: forewing variably orangish-brown to purplish, with yellow strip along costa; 3 wavy yellow lines, sometimes broken or indistinct, in AM, median, and PM areas; note that lines are paler than ground color of wing; terminal line a series of yellow dots; hindwing has similar color and pattern

Range

southeastern United States: North Carolina to Florida, west to Texas

See Also

Leptostales pannaria is similar but wings usually have one or more of these attributes: more brown (less purplish), more uniformly colored, less extensive yellow along costa, less conspicuous terminal line, and other lines crossing the wing are often darker than the ground color (rather than paler than ground color, as in crossii); compare images of both species and other related species in MPG links below

Internet References

live adult image by Machele White, plus common name reference and photos of related species (Moth Photographers Group)

live adult image by Randy Newman (North Carolina State Park System)

pinned adult images by Jim Vargo and Bob Belmont, plus photos of related species (Moth Photographers Group)

distribution list of border states (Dalton State College, Georgia)

presence in Florida; list (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 1 August, 2006 - 8:57pm
Last updated 11 January, 2008 - 4:26pm

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