Syngamia florella

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Syngamia florella
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Syngamia
Species:
S. florella
Binomial name
Syngamia florella
(Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781) [1] [2]
Synonyms
  • Tinea florellaStoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781
  • Anania quinqualisHübner, 1823
  • Anania quisqualis
  • Syngamia florellalisGuenée, 1854

Syngamia florella, the orange-spotted flower moth or red waisted florella moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from South Carolina to Florida and from Arkansas to Texas, south to the West Indies and through Mexico to Argentina. It is also found on Bermuda. [3]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. They are on wing from July to December in most of the range, but have only been recorded from September to December in Florida.

The larvae feed on Borreria brachysepala , Spermacoce laevis and Spermacoce tetraquetra .

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  2. "801386.00 – 5284 – Syngamia florella – Orange-spotted Flower Moth – (Stoll, 1781)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 26, 2018.
  3. Nendick-Mason, Hannah (January 14, 2014). "Species Syngamia florella - Red-waisted Florella Moth - Hodges#5284". BugGuide. Retrieved June 26, 2018.