Neomachlotica spiraea

Neomachlotica spiraea is a species of sedge moth in the genus Neomachlotica. It was described by John B. Heppner in 1981.[1] It is found in the US state of Florida.[2]

Neomachlotica spiraea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Glyphipterigidae
Genus: Neomachlotica
Species:
N. spiraea
Binomial name
Neomachlotica spiraea
Heppner, 1981

The length of the forewings is 3.2–4 mm. Adults are dark fuscous with purple iridescence. Adults are on wing from January to March and in May.[3]

The larvae feed on Boehmeria cylindrica. They are pale with a black head.

References

  1. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Neomachlotica spiraea". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  2. 360092 – 2336.1 – Neomachlotica spiraea – Heppner, 1981 at the Moth Photographers Group of Mississippi State University
  3. Neomachlotica, a New Genus of Glyphipterigidae (Lepidoptera)


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