Biology:Acoloithus falsarius
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Short description: North American moth species of family Zygaenidae
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Acoloithus |
| Species: | A. falsarius
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| Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860[1]
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Acoloithus falsarius, or Clemens' false skeletonizer,[4] is a moth species in the zygaenid subfamily Procridinae.[4] The species occurs in North America[1] and was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] A. falsarius has Hodges number 4629[4] and is the type species of genus Acoloithus.[1]
Larvae are known to feed on Vitis spp. and Ampelopsis spp.[4]
Appearance and behavior
Adults of A. falsarius have a wingspan of approx. 15 mm, a length of 9 to 10 mm, and are black with a broken orange collar.[4] Larvae have a length of 8 to 9 mm.[4] In Florida, Acoloithus falsarius has two generations per year.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Savela, Markku (August 15, 2015). "Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860". https://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/zygaenoidea/zygaenidae/procridinae/acoloithus/#falsarius. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Packard, Jr, A. S. (1864). "Notes on the family Zygaenidae". Proceedings of the Essex Institute 4: 32. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/108003#page/246/mode/1up. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). "Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico". p. 216. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/302570819. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 McLeod, Robin (1 September 2016). "Species Acoloithus falsarius - Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Hodges#4629". https://bugguide.net/node/view/12970. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- ↑ Landolt, P. J.; Heath, R. R. (September 1987). "Seasonal and Diel Patterns of Sex Attraction of Male Harrisina americana and Acoloithus falsarius (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)". The Florida Entomologist 70 (3): abstract. doi:10.2307/3495073.
Wikidata ☰ Q13225934 entry
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