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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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A Milky Urola Moth in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/30/2017). Verified by Bob Biagi/BugGuide.rn
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Mark Etheridge.
Milky Urola Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Milky Urola Moth in Dorchester Co., Maryland (10/2/2019).
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Mark Etheridge.
Milky Urola Moth in Anne Arundel Co., Maryland (9/14/2021). (c) Timothy Reichard, all rights reserved.
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Timothy Reichard.
A Milky Urola Moth in Harford Co., Maryland (7/6/2018). Verified by Kyhl Austin/BugGuide.
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Dave Webb.
Milky Urola Moth in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (8/25/2022). (c) jtylerbell, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC).
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Tyler Bell.
A Milky Urola Moth in Florida (3/6/2007).
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Bob Patterson.
A Milky Urola Moth collected by John Glaser in Prince George's Co., Maryland (10/12).
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Larry Line.
Source: Wikipedia
Argyria lacteella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Argyria |
Species: | A. lacteella
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Binomial name | |
Argyria lacteella (Fabricius, 1794)
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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
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Bug Guide