Patania silicalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patania
Species:
P. silicalis
Binomial name
Patania silicalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
List
  • Botys silicalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pleuroptya silicalis
  • Botys cypraealis Walker, 1859
  • Condylorrhiza sublutalis Druce, 1895
  • Hapalia sublutalis Warren, 1889
  • Sylepta fluctuosalis Lederer, 1863
  • Sylepta penumbralis Grote, 1877

Patania silicalis, commonly known as the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a species of moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba,[2] Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the United States, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.[3]

Description

The wingspan is 24–26 millimetres (0.94–1.02 in). The forewings range from yellowish gray to orangish with dark gray antemedial and postmedial lines, as well as a discal spot in a dark gray crescent. The hindwings have a similar color and have similar markings, but lack an antemedial line. Adults are on wing in summer in North America.[4]

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Polygonum,[5] Ipomoea batatas, Ipomoea setifera, Merremia umbellata, Rivina humilis, Bougainvillea spectabilis and Boehmeria nivea.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Nuss, Matthias; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  2. ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  3. ↑ "801188.00 – 5243 – Pleuroptya silicalis – Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  4. ↑ Cotinis (January 5, 2017). "Species Patania silicalis - Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth - Hodges#5243". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
  5. ↑ Heppner, J.B.; Habeck, D.H. (1976). "Insects associated with Polygonum (Polygonaceae) in North Central Florida. I. Introduction and Lepidoptera". The Florida Entomologist. 59 (3): 231–239. doi:10.2307/3494258. JSTOR 3494258. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  6. ↑ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "Species New distributional and foodplant records for twenty Cuban moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52 (2): 214–216. Retrieved February 8, 2019.


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