Acoloithus falsarius

Clemens' false skeletonizer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Zygaenidae
Genus:	Acoloithus
Species:	A. falsarius
Binomial name
	Acoloithus falsarius; Clemens, 1860
Synonyms
	Harrisina sanborni Packard Jr., 1864; Acoloithus sanborni(Packard Jr., 1864); Urodus ruficollis H. Druce, 1884;

Last updated August 26, 2025

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 2 3 4 5 Savela, Markku (August 15, 2015). "Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
↑ Packard, Jr, A. S. (1864). "Notes on the family Zygaenidae". Communications. Proceedings of the Essex Institute. 4: 32. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
1 2 Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). "Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico". p. 216. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
1 2 3 4 5 6 McLeod, Robin (1 September 2016). "Species Acoloithus falsarius - Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Hodges#4629". BugGuide. 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 .

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[funet-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Savela, Markku (August 15, 2015). "Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[Packard-1864-2] Packard, Jr, A. S. (1864). "Notes on the family Zygaenidae". Communications. Proceedings of the Essex Institute. 4: 32. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[Pohl-2016-3] 1 2 Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). "Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico". p. 216. Retrieved 12 June 2018.

[bugguide-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 McLeod, Robin (1 September 2016). "Species Acoloithus falsarius - Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Hodges#4629". BugGuide. Retrieved 21 December 2019.

[Landolt-1987-5] 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 .

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