Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Ategumia ebulealis (Guenée, 1854)
Blepharomastix ebulealis (Guenée, 1854)
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Samea ebulealis Guenée, 1854
Mimorista ebulealis (Guenée, 1854)
Numbers
Ategumia ebulealis ia the only species of the genus found in America north of Mexico.
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(3) Size
Guenée (1854) listed the wingspan as 18 mm.
Identification
The original description is available online in the print references below. (French)
Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range to include Georgia to Florida, Louisiana to Texas.; West Indies to Venezuela.
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Recorded in the central Texas Lost Pines Region.
(6)Season
The main flight appears to be September to October.
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Heppner (2003) reported January, March to April, June to December for Florida.
(1)Food
Heppner (2003) listed two larval hosts.
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Clidemia sp. (Melastomaceae)
Heterotrichum umbellatum (Melastomaceae)
Remarks
Introduced to Hawaii in 1970 to control
Cledemia hirta.
(7)See Also
Diacme mopsalis
Diacme elealis
Compare on the pinned plates of
Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Guenée, 1854. Deltoïdes et Pyralites. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes Spécies Général des Lépidoptères.
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