Species Sphacelodes vulneraria - Hodges#6800

6800

Sphacelodes vulneraria (Hübner, 1823)

Dusky brown upperwings with a small obtuse yellow or orange triangle along the leading edge. Antenna are the same color as those triangles, contrasting strongly with the dark head and body. A single tiny white fleck near the leading edge of the hindwing. Two or three concentric bands of darker brown on each wing.

Male                         Female

Recorded in the US from the Florida Keys, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, and New York. Ranges south through the Caribbean and Mexico into South America.

In Costa Rica, the caterpillar has been collected and reared on Zizyphus guatemalensis (Rhamnaceae).