Biology:Microthyris anormalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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| Species: | M. anormalis
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| Microthyris anormalis (Guenée, 1854)
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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
This species feeds on Convolvulaceae, in Cuba it was recorded on Ipomoea batatas and Turbina corymbosa.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "801181.00 – 5263 – Microthyris anormalis – (Guenée, 1854)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5263. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Bendicho-Lopez, 1998, New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 52 (2):214-216
Wikidata ☰ Q19597931 entry
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