Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Rindgea flaviterminata (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Macaria flaviterminata Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Size
Ferguson (2008) reported the forewing length.
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♂ 10-13 mm.
♀ 10-14 mm.
Identification
Barnes & McDunnough (1913) original description as
Macaria flaviterminata .
p. 125.
Both forewing and hindwing have contrasting brown outer borders beyond the postmedial line.
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Range
Known only from Hidalgo and Cameron counties in south Texas.
(1)Season
Ferguson (2008) reported adults collected from February through late November.
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Three flights of February to April, June, and August to late November.
(1)Food
Larval host is Texas Ebony,
Ebenopsis ebano (Berl.) Barneby & Grimes.
(1)See Also
these two other species are also found in south Texas:
Rindgea subterminata has light shading along the postmedial line making it appear double.
Rindgea maricopa one form is similar.
Print References
Barnes, W., & J.H. McDunnough 1913. New North American Lepidoptera with notes on described species. Contributions to the natural history of the Lepidoptera of North America. vol. 2, no. 3. pl. VI, fig. 7-9, p.
p. 125..
Ferguson, D.C., 2008. The Moths of America North of Mexico, Fascicle 17.2: p. 335; pl. 8.44-47.
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Knudson, E., & C. Bordelon 2008. Illustrated Checklist of the Lepidoptera of the Lower Rio Grande Valley, Texas, Vol. 3C: Micro-Moths and Geometroids.
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