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Species Aristaria theroalis - Hodges#8390

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Superfamily Noctuoidea (Owlet Moths and kin)
Family Erebidae
Subfamily Herminiinae (Litter Moths)
Genus Aristaria
Species theroalis (Aristaria theroalis - Hodges#8390)

Hodges Number

8390

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Aristaria theroalis (Walker, 1859)(1)
Bocana theroalis (Walker, 1859)
Bleptina theroalis Walker, 1859
Phylogenetic sequence # 930542 (2)

Range

Heppner (2003) reported the range to include Florida(3), to Texas; West Indies; Mexico. (4)

Season

Heppner (2003) reported adults February, May to July, September, November. (4)

Food

Heppner (2003) listed possibly leaf litter. (4)

Print References

Druce, H., 1881-1890. Biologia Centrali-Americana. p. 477.
Hampson, G.F., 1898. XIV. The moths of the Lesser Antilles. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.. p. 254.
Walker, F., 1859. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 16. p. 243.

Internet References

Moth Photographers Group (5)
The Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) (6)

Works Cited

1.A generic revision of the American moths of the subfamily Hypeninae, with descriptions of new genera and species
William Schaus. 1916. Proceedings of The United States National Museum, 50: 259-399.
2.Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico.
Donald J. Lafontaine, B. Christian Schmidt. 2010. ZooKeys 40: 1–239 .
3.Checklist of the Lepidoptera of Florida
4.Arthropods of Florida and Neighboring Land Areas: Lepidoptera of Florida
J.B. Heppner. 2003. Florida Department of Agriculture 17(1): 1-670.
5.North American Moth Photographers Group
6.BOLD: The Barcode of Life Data Systems
Contributed by Maury J. Heiman on 22 September, 2014 - 2:33pm
Last updated 22 September, 2014 - 3:36pm

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