Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Cacotherapia unipuncta (Dyar, 1913)
Macrotheca unipuncta Dyar, 1913
Numbers
There are 10 named
Cacotherapia species in America north of Mexico.
(1)Size
Wingspan 13-15 mm. (Dyar)
Identification
The Dyar (1913) original description as
Macrotheca unipuncta is available online in
print references.
Determined by Jim Vargo
Range
Pennsylvania to Florida and east to Arkansas and Texas.
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(2),
(3),
(4)
Holotype collected USA: Pennsylvania, New Brighton.
Moth Photographers Group - large map with some distribution data.
Season
Adults are most common from March to September.
(1),
(4)See Also
Compare on the
archived photos of living moths and
pinned plates of Moth Photographers Group.
Print References
Dyar, H.G., 1913. A note on the Macrothecinae.
Insecutor Inscitae Menstruus, 1(2):
23.
Liebherr, J.K., 1977. Life history and description of the immature stages of
Macrotheca unipuncta (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae).
Great Lakes Entomologist 10(4):
201–207Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 12 March, 2013 - 6:35pm
Additional contributions by
BlockyLast updated 14 March, 2021 - 1:02am