Hypsoropha hormos
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
Family: | Erebidae |
Genus: | Hypsoropha |
Species: | H. hormos
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Binomial name | |
Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818
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Hypsoropha hormos, the small necklace moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818 and it is found in the southeastern United States.
Description
[edit]Adult wings are brown with a postmedial band of white spots meeting at the inner margins, like a white necklace. The species is similar in appearance to the larger large necklace moth (Hypsoropha monilis), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.
Range
[edit]The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and New Jersey in the east.[1][2][3]
Life cycle
[edit]Adults
[edit]Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from April to August.[1][2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Cotinis (May 25, 2014). "Species Hypsoropha hormos - Small Necklace Moth - Hodges#8528". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "930629.00 – 8528 – Hypsoropha hormos – Small Necklace Moth – Hübner, 1818". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 24, 2020.