Hypsoropha monilis

Hypsoropha monilis, the large necklace moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae found in the southeastern United States. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.

Hypsoropha monilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Hypsoropha
Species:
H. monilis
Binomial name
Hypsoropha monilis
(Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Noctua monilis Fabricius, 1777

Description

Adults

Adult wings are brown with a postmedial band of white spots meeting at the inner margins, like a white necklace. The specific epithet monilis is a Latin word meaning necklace or collar, referring to this spot band. The species is similar in appearance to the smaller small necklace moth (Hypsoropha hormos), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.

Larvae

Caterpillars are mostly gray with yellow or green segmental rings and white spots on the abdominal segments. The head is yellow orange with two large, black spots, and the top of the thorax just behind the head is black.

Range

The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and Maryland in the east.[1][2][3]

Life cycle

Adults

Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from March to May.[1][2][3]

References
  1. Bartlett, Troy (January 8, 2020). "Species Hypsoropha monilis - Large Necklace Moth - Hodges#8527". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  2. "930628.00 – 8527 – Hypsoropha monilis – Large Necklace Moth – (Fabricius, 1777)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  3. Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Large Necklace Moth Hypsoropha monilis (Fabricius, 1777)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 24, 2020.


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