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Microthyris anormalis

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Microthyris anormalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Microthyris
Species:
M. anormalis
Binomial name
Microthyris anormalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys anormalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys dracusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys helcitalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys orphnealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys subaequalis Walker, 1866

Microthyris anormalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[2]

Host plants

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This species feeds on Convolvulaceae, in Cuba it was recorded on Ipomoea batatas and Turbina corymbosa.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "801181.00 – 5263 – Microthyris anormalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. ^ Bendicho-Lopez, 1998, New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 52 (2):214-216