Biology:Patania silicalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Patania silicalis
Pleuroptya silicalis (31688934357).jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

Wikidata ☰ Q19321689 entry