Omphalocera cariosa
| Omphalocera cariosa | |
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| Omphalocera cariosa, Oklahoma | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Tribe: | Megarthridiini |
| Genus: | Omphalocera |
| Species: | O. cariosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Omphalocera cariosa Lederer, 1863
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Omphalocera cariosa is a species of snout moth, and the type species in the genus Omphalocera. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from North America (including Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia) to Brazil.[1][2][3][4]
Adults are on wing from May to August in North America.
The larvae have been recorded feeding on Menispermum canadense.
References
[edit]- ^ "Omphalocera cariosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Omphalocera cariosa species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "Omphalocera cariosa Lederer, 1863". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-09.
- ^ "North American Moth Photographers Group, Omphalocera cariosa". Retrieved 2024-07-09.
External links
[edit]- Citizen science observations for Omphalocera cariosa at iNaturalist
Media related to Omphalocera cariosa at Wikimedia Commons
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