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Species Omiodes stigmosalis - Hodges#5214

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)
Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)
Subfamily Spilomelinae
Tribe Margaroniini
Genus Omiodes
Species stigmosalis (Omiodes stigmosalis - Hodges#5214)
Hodges Number
5214
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Omiodes stigmosalis (Warren, 1892)
Tholeria stigmosalis Warren, 1892
Boeotarcha exogrammalis Dyar, 1914
Size
Warren (1892) listed a wingspan 30 mm.
Specimens online from 24-30 mm.
Identification
Warren (1892) original description as Tholeria stigmosalis is available online in the print references.
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Florida; West Indies, Central America to Brazil. (1), (2)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported March to August, October to December in Florida. (2)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the larval host plant is unknown. (2)
Print References
Dyar, H. G. 1914 a: Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone. – Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Washington 47 (2050): 281.
Warren, W., 1892. On new species and genera of Pyralidae contained in the British Museum collection. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6(9): 429.