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Patania silicalis

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Species of moth

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. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and the United States, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.

Description

The wingspan is 24–26 millimetres (0.94–1.02 in). Adults are on wing in summer in North America.

Behaviour and ecology

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

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.
Taxon identifiers
Patania silicalis


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