Pseudohemihyalea labecula

Pseudohemihyalea labecula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Arctiidae
Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species: P. labecula
Binomial name
Pseudohemihyalea labecula
(Grote, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
  • Halisidota labecula Grote, 1881
  • Hemihyalea labecula
  • Hemihyalea splendens griseiventris Rothschild, 1935
  • Hemihyalea griseiventris

Pseudohemihyalea labecula, the Freckled Glassy-wing, is a moth in the Arctiidae family. It was described by Grote in 1881. It is found in southern Nevada, Utah, from Colorado to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.[2]

The length of the forewings is 21–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.[3]

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