Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Neoleucinodes prophetica (Dyar, 1914)
Leucinodes elegantilis var.
prophetica Dyar, 1914
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Neuleucinodes prophetica Capps, 1948
Numbers
Neoleucinodes prophetica is one of two members of the genus listed for America north of Mexico.
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(3) Size
Dyar (1914) listed the wingspan as 17 mm.
(1)Range
Heppner (2003) listed the range to include Florida; West Indies; Venezuela.
(4)Season
Heppner (2003) reported March to May, July, November to December.
(4)Food
Heppner (2003) listed the host plant as
Solanum erianthum D. Don (potatotree) which is found in Texas and Florida.
(4)Print References
Capps, H.W., 1948. Status of the pyraustid moths of the genus
Leucinodes in the New World, with descriptions of new genera and species.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 98:
76.
Diaz, A.E. & Solis, M.A., 2007. A new species and species distribution records of Neoleucinodes (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Spilomelinae) from Colombia feeding on Solanum sp.
Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 109(4):
897.
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Dyar, 1914. Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian Biological Survey of the Panama Canal Zone.
Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 47(2050):
278.
(1)Contributed by
Maury J. Heiman on 13 July, 2013 - 6:22pm
Additional contributions by
Kyhl AustinLast updated 24 April, 2016 - 3:28pm