Patania silicalis

Patania silicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Patania
Species: P. silicalis
Binomial name
Patania silicalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys silicalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pleuroptya silicalis
  • Botys cypraealis Walker, 1859
  • Condylorrhiza sublutalis Druce, 1895
  • Hapalia sublutalis Warren, 1889
  • Sylepta fluctuosalis Lederer, 1863
  • Sylepta penumbralis Grote, 1877

Patania silicalis, the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, Cuba,[2] Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Hispaniola and North America, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.[3]

The wingspan is 24–26 mm. The forewings range from yellowish-grey to orangish with dark grey antemedial and postmedial lines, as well as a discal spot in a dark grey crescent. The hindwings have a similar colour and have similar markings, but lack an antemedial line. Adults are on wing in summer in North America.[4]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea batatas, Ipomoea setifera, Merremia umbellata, Rivinia humilis, Bougainvillea spectabilis and Bohemeria nivea.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Pleuroptya at funet
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ↑ Bug Guide
  5. ↑ Pleuroptya at funet


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