Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Xerociris wilsonii (Grote, 1863)
Ciris wilsonii Grote, 1863
Phylogenetic sequence # 931963
Explanation of Names
Named in honor of Dr. Thomas B. Wilson
Numbers
The only
Xerociris species found in America north of Mexico.
(1)Identification
In Eudryas species if the hindwing was partially visible as in these photos it would appear to be yellow with a red border. X. wilsonii has a rather distinctive marking along the inner margin that also differs from all species of Eudryas, otherwise the forewings are fairly similar.
-- Bob Patterson
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Range
South-Central Oklahoma to San Luis Potosi, Mexico -
Map (2),(MPG)
Possibly ranging west into Durango, Mexico, with an isolated population (or separate species) in southern Baja California (
iNaturalist).
Season
Adults fly February to November
(3)(2)(BG data)
Print References
Crumb, S.E. 1956. The larvae of the Phalaenidae
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Technical Bulletin no. 1135 p. 11 (
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