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Species Tallula atrifascialis - Hodges#5591

Tallula watsoni - Watson's Tallula Moth - Tallula atrifascialis

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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 Pyralidae (Pyralid Moths)

Subfamily Epipaschiinae

Genus Tallula

Species atrifascialis (Tallula atrifascialis - Hodges#5591)

Hodges Number

5591

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Tallula atrifascialis (Hulst, 1886)

Tetralopha atrifascialis Hulst, 1886

Range

NJ south to TX and FL

Season

Heppner (2003) reported February to October; December in Florida. (1)

Food

Heppner (2003) listed the following host plants. (1)

Citrus limon

C. paradisi

C. sinensis

Gaylussacia sp.

Remarks

T. watsoni is found in extreme coastal Georgia, much of Florida and the southern tip of Texas. The am. line is typically fairly straight whereas in atrifascialis it is angled outwardly below the cell giving the am. band a more constricted appearance. See Barnes & McDunnough (1917), p. 220 and pl. 18, fig. 6. Most of the MPG images for watsoni were actually atrifascialis and have been moved. BOLD likewise has several misplaced atrifascialis on the species page for watsoni. - Steve Nanz 6/24/2018

See Also

Tallula watsoni - see remarks

Print References

Hulst, 1886. Transactions of the American Entomological Society, 13: 160.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (2)

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (3)

Works Cited

1.	Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.

2.	North American Moth Photographers Group

3.	BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems

Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 9 September, 2013 - 4:36pm
Additional contributions by Steve Nanz
Last updated 24 June, 2018 - 7:37am

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