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Species Azochis rufidiscalis - Hodges#5232

MothUNKNOWN07272013 - Azochis rufidiscalis
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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 Azochis
Species rufidiscalis (Azochis rufidiscalis - Hodges#5232)
Hodges Number
5232
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Azochis rufidiscalis Hampson, 1904
Numbers
Azochis rufidiscalis is the only member of the genus listed for America north of Mexico. (1)
Size
Hampson (1904) listed a wingspan of 26 mm.
Identification
The original Hampson (1904) description is available online in the print references below.
Range
Heppner (2003) included Florida; West Indies to South America. (2), (3)
Season
Heppner (2003) reported adults from January to March, May, July, September. (3)
Food
Heppner (2003) listed the host plant as Ficus sp., including F. stahlii. (3)
See Also
Compacta capitalis
Compacta hirtalis
Print References
Hampson, G.F., 1904. The Lepidoptera - Phalaenae of the Bahamas. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History; Zoology, Botany, and Geology (7), 14: 186.
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (4)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (5)
Works Cited
1.Check list of the Lepidoptera of America north of Mexico.
Hodges, et al. (editors). 1983. E. W. Classey, London. 284 pp.
2.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
3.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
4.North American Moth Photographers Group
5.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 27 July, 2013 - 4:59pm
Last updated 7 April, 2014 - 7:43pm

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