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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Owlet Moths and kin (Noctuoidea) » Erebidae » Hypocalinae » Hypsoropha » Small Necklace Moth - Hodges#8528 (Hypsoropha hormos)

Species Hypsoropha hormos - Small Necklace Moth - Hodges#8528

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Explanation of Names · Size · Identification · Range · Habitat · Season · Life Cycle · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Hypocalinae
Genus Hypsoropha
Species hormos (Small Necklace Moth - Hodges#8528)
Hodges Number
8528
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818
Explanation of Names
hormos - Greek for 'a chain' (1)
Size
Wingspan 25-34 mm (2)
Identification
Smaller than Large Necklace Moth, forewings have variable dark tinting.
Range
e. US: TX-FL-NJ-KS - Map (MPG)
Habitat
Deciduous forests and edges.
Season
mostly: Apr-Aug (BG data)
Life Cycle
Larvae feed on Persimmon, Diospyros virginiana and Sassafras, Sassafras albidum, both deciduous trees of old fields, woodland edges.
See Also
Hypsoropha monilis - Large Necklace Moth
Print References
Covell, p. 161, plate 39 #9 (2)
Internet References
Moth Photographer's Group - MPG
Works Cited
1.Dictionary of Word Roots and Combining Forms
Donald J. Borror. 1960. Mayfield Publishing Company.
2.Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Moths
Charles V. Covell. 1984. Houghton Mifflin Company.
Contributed by Cotinis on 24 September, 2004 - 10:50pm
Additional contributions by Jeff Hollenbeck, Mike Quinn
Last updated 25 May, 2014 - 6:27pm

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