A Herbivorous Patania Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/21/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
An Herbivorous Patania Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (11/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
An Herbivorous Patania Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/6/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
An Herbivorous Patania Moth.
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Only member of its genus in North America.
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A Herbivorous Patania Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (9/21/2016). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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An Herbivorous Patania Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (11/3/2017). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/23/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/18/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/24/2020). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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An Herbivorous Patania Moth in Caroline Co., Maryland (11/6/2022). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Herbivorous Patania Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (10/12/2024). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Source: Wikipedia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Patania |
| Species: | P. silicalis
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| Patania silicalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Patania silicalis, commonly known as the herbivorous pleuroptya moth, is a species of moth in the subfamily Spilomelinae of the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille 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 the United States, where it has been recorded from Missouri, Michigan, Ohio and New York, south to Florida.[3]
Description
[edit]The wingspan is 24–26 millimetres (0.94–1.02 in). Adults are on wing in summer in North America.[4]
Behaviour and ecology
[edit]The larvae feed on Polygonum,[5] Ipomoea batatas, Ipomoea setifera, Merremia umbellata, Rivina humilis, Bougainvillea spectabilis and Boehmeria nivea.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, Matthias; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Pleuroptya silicalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ "801188.00 – 5243 – Pleuroptya silicalis – Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Cotinis (January 5, 2017). "Species Patania silicalis - Herbivorous Pleuroptya Moth - Hodges#5243". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved June 6, 2018.
- ^ Heppner, J.B.; Habeck, D.H. (1976). "Insects associated with Polygonum (Polygonaceae) in North Central Florida. I. Introduction and Lepidoptera". The Florida Entomologist. 59 (3): 231–239. doi:10.2307/3494258. JSTOR 3494258. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ Bendicho-Lopez, Aurora (1998). "Species New distributional and foodplant records for twenty Cuban moths". Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society. 52 (2): 214–216. Retrieved February 8, 2019.