Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Portentomorpha xanthialis (Guenée, 1854)
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Botys xanthialis Guenée, 1854
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Synonyms:
Botys superbalis Walker 1866
B. incalis Snellen 1875
B. rosealis Moeschler 1890
Numbers
The only named species of
Portentomorpha found in America north of Mexico.
(2)Range
Texas to Florida.
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West Indies, Mexico to Bolivia.
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Type locality: Cuba.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Heppner
(3) reports adults during August in Florida.
Brou
(4) reported one ♀ specimen in Louisiana on October 29, 1997.
See Also
Compare to others on the
archived photos of living moths and
pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Brou, V.A., 2007.
Portentomorpha xanthialis in Louisiana. The Southern Lepidopterists' News. vol. 29, no. 2.
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Guenée, A. 1854. Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Spécies Général des Lépidoptères. Tom huitieme. Deltoides et Pyralites. p.
(343)Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 12 March, 2013 - 6:02pm
Additional contributions by
krancmmLast updated 24 January, 2021 - 6:58am