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Hypsoropha hormos

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Hypsoropha hormos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypsoropha
Species:
H. hormos
Binomial name
Hypsoropha hormos
Hübner, 1818

Hypsoropha hormos, the small necklace moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1818 and it is found in the southeastern United States.

Description

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Adult wings are brown with a postmedial band of white spots meeting at the inner margins, like a white necklace. The species is similar in appearance to the larger large necklace moth (Hypsoropha monilis), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.

Range

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The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and New Jersey in the east.[1][2][3]

Life cycle

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Adults

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Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from April to August.[1][2][3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cotinis (May 25, 2014). "Species Hypsoropha hormos - Small Necklace Moth - Hodges#8528". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "930629.00 – 8528 – Hypsoropha hormos – Small Necklace Moth – Hübner, 1818". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. ^ a b Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Hypsoropha hormos Hübner, 1818". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 24, 2020.