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Species Hemiplatytes epia - Hodges#5507

Moth for ID - Hemiplatytes epia - female

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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 Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)

Tribe Ancylolomiini

Genus Hemiplatytes

Species epia (Hemiplatytes epia - Hodges#5507)

Hodges Number

5507

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Hemiplatytes epia (Dyar, 1912) (1)

Diatraea epia Dyar, 1912

Numbers

Hemiplatytes includes more than three species in America north of Mexico. (2)

Size

Forewing length: (3)

♂ 6.5-9 mm.

♀ 8.5-10 mm.

Identification

Sexually dimorphic.

Forewing of female is whitish with a trace of brown markings. Hindwing white. (1)

Forewing of male is dark brown with black hindwing. (1)

Range

California, including Santa Catalina Island. (4), (1)

Habitat

Coastal to 5,000' elevation. (3)

Season

Powell & Opler (2009) reported June to October flight. (3)

Print References

Dyar, H.G. 1912. Lepidoptera collected at Laguna Beach, California. Annual report of the Laguna Marine Laboratory, 1: 165.

Dyar, H.G. & C. Heinrich 1927. The American moths of the genus Diatraea and allies. Proceedings of The United States National Museum, 71(2691): 29, figs. 30, 82. (1)

Powell, J.A. & P.A. Opler 2009. Moths of Western North America, pl. 24.33, 24.34, p. 184. (3)

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group

Works Cited

1.	The American moths of the genus Diatraea and allies Harrison G. Dyar, Carl Heinrich. 1927. Proceedings of The United States National Museum 71(2691): 1-48.

2.	Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico. Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.

3.	Moths of Western North America Powell and Opler. 2009. UC Press.

4.	Essig Museum of Entomology, California Moth Species List

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 21 June, 2013 - 5:41pm
Last updated 23 October, 2013 - 4:50pm

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