Habrosyne scripta

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Habrosyne scripta
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Habrosyne
Species:
H. scripta
Binomial name
Habrosyne scripta
(Gosse, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira scriptaGosse, 1840
  • Thyatira abrasaGuenée, 1852
  • Habrosyne scripta chatfieldiiGrote, 1895
  • Habrosyne scripta abrasoidesBarnes & Benjamin, 1929

Habrosyne scripta, the lettered habrosyne or scribe, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Philip Henry Gosse in 1840. [1] It is found in southern Canada and the northern United States, from Labrador to Vancouver Island, south in the Appalachians, Ozarks and Rocky Mountains to North Carolina and Mississippi and south in the west to Arizona.

The wingspan is 30–39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rubus species (including black raspberry and purple-flowering raspberry).

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References

  1. McLeod, Robin (February 21, 2018). "Species Habrosyne scripta - Lettered Habrosyne - Hodges#6235". BugGuide. Retrieved August 31, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)