Lettered Habrosyne Moth
Habrosyne scripta (Gosse, 1840)
Lettered Habrosyne Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6975
Synonyms
Hodges #6235 
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Description

Note that this species has just a slight bend in the post-medium line. The similar Glorious Habrosyne has a post-median line that is bent at a 90 degree angle at the midpoint.

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Habrosyne scripta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Drepanidae
Genus: Habrosyne
Species:
H. scripta
Binomial name
Habrosyne scripta
(Gosse, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Thyatira scripta Gosse, 1840
  • Thyatira abrasa Guenée, 1852
  • Habrosyne scripta chatfieldii Grote, 1895
  • Habrosyne scripta abrasoides Barnes & Benjamin, 1929

Habrosyne scripta, the lettered habrosyne or scribe, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Philip Henry Gosse in 1840.[1] It is found in southern Canada and the northern United States, from Labrador to Vancouver Island, south in the Appalachians, Ozarks and Rocky Mountains to North Carolina and Mississippi and south in the west to Arizona.

The wingspan is 30–39 mm. Adults are on wing from May to August. There are two generations per year.

The larvae feed on the leaves of Rubus species (including black raspberry and purple-flowering raspberry).

References

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  1. ^ McLeod, Robin (February 21, 2018). "Species Habrosyne scripta - Lettered Habrosyne - Hodges#6235". BugGuide. Retrieved August 31, 2018.
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