Milky Urola Moth
Argyria gonogramma Dyar, 1915
Milky Urola Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6803
Synonyms
Argyria lacteella (misapplied) Hodges #5463.1  Northern Milky Argyria Moth  Southern Milky Argyria Moth (misapplied)
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"Argyria gonogramma Dyar, 1915, listed as a synonym of Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794) in Munroe (1995), is treated as a full species in Landry et al. (2023) and includes as a synonyms Argyria pusillalis Hübner, 1818 and Argyria lacteella of authors not Fabricius, 1794. True lacteella is not found north of Florida." (BugGuide)

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Argyria lacteella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Argyria
Species:
A. lacteella
Binomial name
Argyria lacteella
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Tinea lacteella Fabricius, 1794
  • Argyria gonogramma Dyar, 1915
  • Argyria pussillalis Hübner, 1818
  • Pyralis albana Fabricius, 1798
  • Zebronia abronalis Walker, 1859

Argyria lacteella, the milky urola moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794.[1] It is found in North America, from Maryland south to Florida and west to Texas. In the south, the range extends through Costa Rica to Brazil. It is also found on Cuba, Puerto Rico and Bermuda.

Adults are on wing from spring to fall.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Bug Guide