Biology:Patania silicalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patania |
| Species: | P. silicalis
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| Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854)
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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
- ↑ Nuss, Matthias (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/pleuroptya/#silicalis. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ "801188.00 – 5243 – Pleuroptya silicalis – Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5243. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Cotinis (January 5, 2017). "Species Patania silicalis - Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth - Hodges#5243". https://bugguide.net/node/view/53371. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ↑ Heppner, J.B.; Habeck, D.H. (1976). "Insects associated with Polygonum (Polygonaceae) in North Central Florida. I. Introduction and Lepidoptera". The Florida Entomologist 59 (3): 231–239. doi:10.2307/3494258. http://journals.fcla.edu/flaent/article/download/57101/54780. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ↑ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "Species New distributional and foodplant records for twenty Cuban moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 52 (2): 214–216. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41134992. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
Wikidata ☰ Q19321689 entry
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