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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Butterflies and Moths (Lepidoptera) » Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths (Pyraloidea) » Crambid Snout Moths (Crambidae) » Crambine Snout Moths (Crambinae) » Argyriini » Argyria » Argyria nummulalis - Hodges#5460 (Argyria nummulalis)

Species Argyria nummulalis - Hodges#5460

Classification · Hodges Number · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Identification · Range · Season · Food · See Also · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited
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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 Argyriini
Genus Argyria
Species nummulalis (Argyria nummulalis - Hodges#5460)
Hodges Number
5460
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Argyria nummulalis Hübner, 1818
Identification
Bob Patterson notes from Richard Brown at Mississippi Entomological Museum.
"We have been calling these A. rufisignella in error, just pointed out to me by Richard Brown at Miss. Entomol. Museum. A rufisignella lacks the substantial brown edge along the inner margin. It has a few fine striations along the costa near the apex (clearing lacking in this photo). It is also quite uncommon to rare."
Range
Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Pennsylvania to Florida, Illinois to Texas. (1)
Season
The main flight period is May to September. (2)
Heppner (2003) reported adults year round in Florida. (1)
Food
Heppner (2003) reported the host is grass species (Gramineae).
See Also
Argyria lineella forewing has small dark spots

Snowy Urola (Urola nivalis) forewing lacks orange strip along inner margin

both of the above species have a white head and palps.
Print References
Hübner, 1818. Zutr. Samml. exot. Schmett. 1: p. 30; pl.32, figs 185, 186.
Martinez, E.L. & R.L. Brown, 2007. Argyriini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of Mississippi and Alabama with a redescription of Argyria rufisignella (Zeller). Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society, 61(2). (3)
Internet References
Moth Photographers Group (2)
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (4)
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.Argyriini (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) of Mississippi and Alabama with a redescription of Argyria rufisignella (Zeller)
Edda L. Martinez, Richard L. Brown. 2007. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 61(2): 78-83.
4.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 10 September, 2013 - 7:43pm
Additional contributions by Joshua Stuart Rose
Last updated 28 July, 2014 - 9:01am

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