Habrosyne gloriosa

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Glorious habrosyne moth
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Habrosyne
Species:
H. gloriosa
Binomial name
Habrosyne gloriosa
(Guenée, 1852)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira gloriosaGuenée, 1852
  • Habrosyne rectangulataOttolengui, 1897
  • Habrosyne gloriosa arizonensisBarnes & McDunnough, 1912

Habrosyne gloriosa, the glorious habrosyne moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. [1]

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Location

It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the northern United States, south in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona. In Canada, it is found in Ontario and Quebec. [2]

Characteristics

The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults are very similar to Habrosyne scripta , but the antemedian line has a sharp angle near the middle. Adults are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.

The larvae's host plants are unknown but presumably Rubus and Physocarpus species. [3]

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Habrosyne gloriosa". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index . Natural History Museum . Retrieved May 25, 2018.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide