Erebidae
930700 –
8467 Hemeroplanis scopulepes
(Haworth, 1809) | Variable Tropic Moth, The Brush-foot |
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| Distribution: |
NC south to MS and FL. MPG mapping is inaccurate especially from FL and west of MS with most referring to H. floccalis.
Type locality: “England” (in error for the southeastern United States; Poole 1989). |
Description/
Field Marks: |
FW length 12–14 mm. |
| Similar Species: |
- 8467.1 Hemeroplanis floccalis is smaller and best separated by genitalia or DNA barcode.
- Pinned specimens of related species. (Hint: select View by Region on the related species page.)
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| Synonymy: |
• Phytometra scopulepes Haworth, 1809
• Apicia denticulata Walker, 1866
• Pleonectyptera geometralis Grote, 1872
• Scopelopus inops Stephens, 1829
• Poaphila irrecta Walker, 1865
• Hemeroplanis pyralis Hübner, 1818
• Hemeroplanis pyraloides Hübner, 1823
• Hemeroplanis scopelopes Seitz, 1946
• Hemeroplanis scopulaepes Stephens, 1829 |
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| References |
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification, and some BOLD specimens shown may not be sequenced.
- Barcode of Life (BOLD) - BIN: BOLD:AAB1105 - Caution: DNA barcode provides evidence of relatedness, not proof of identification.
- Haworth, A.H., 1803-1828. Lepidoptera Britannica, 2: 260.
- Poole, R.W., 1989. Lepidopterorum Catalogus (New Series). Fascicle 118. Noctuidae, Parts 1-3. E. J. Brill; New York. 1314 pages. (out of print)
- Species Page at BugGuide.Net
- Troubridge, J.T., 2020. A new genus and 37 new noctuoid species from peninsular Florida and the Keys (Lepidoptera: Noctuoidea). Insecta Mundi, 0789: 1-56.
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