Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Trischistognatha pyrenealis (Walker, 1859)
Botys pyrenealis Walker 1859
syn. Botys medonalis Walker, 1859
Numbers
Trischistognatha pyrenealis is the only member of the genus found in America north of Mexico.
(1) Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range as Georgia to Florida and Alabama to Texas. West Indies , Mexico to Central America.
(2)Season
Heppner (2003) reported adults from February to August in Florida.
(2)Food
Heppner (2003) listed
Drypetes lateriflora (Sw.) Krug & Urb. (guiana plum) as the larval host plant in Florida.
(2)Print References
Warren, W. 1889. On the Pyralidina collected in 1874 and 1875 by Dr. J.W.H. Trail in the basin of the Amazons. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.
284.
Walker, F. 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 18:
580.
Walker, F. 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum, 18:
599. (syn.
Botys medonalis)