Emmelina buscki
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pterophoridae |
| Genus: | Emmelina |
| Species: | E. buscki
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Emmelina buscki, also known as the tropical morning glory plume moth,[1] is a moth of the family Pterophoridae. It was described by William Barnes and Arthur Ward Lindsey in 1921. It is found in North America (Florida, Mexico, and the Caribbean), Central America, and northern South America.[2][4]
The wingspan is 20–23 mm.[3][4] Adults are tawny or brownish white, the abdomen with a slight brown dorsal stripe and some brown scales on the sides and below. The forewings are whitish tawny with scattered brown scales forming a dot in the cell and a dash before the cleft which projects toward a costal spot beyond the base of the cleft. The fringes are gray brown. The hindwings and fringes are gray brown.[3] Adults are on wing in February, August, September and December.[4]
The larvae feed on Ipomoea indica. They skeletonize the young leaves of their host plant.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "460151.00 – 6159 – Emmelina buscki – (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Emmelina buscki (Barnes & Lindsey, 1921)". Catalogue of the Pterophoroidea of the World 1.1.24.215. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Barnes, William; Lindsey, A. W. (1921). "The Pterophoridae of America, north of Mexico". Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America. 4 (4): 279–483, 14 plates.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c Gielis, Cees (2011). "Review of the neotropical species of the family Pterophoridae, part II: Pterophorinae (Oidaematophorini, Pterophorini) (Lepidoptera)" (PDF). Zoologische Mededelingen. 85: 589–824. Archived 2013-10-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Matthews, D. L.; Habeck, D. H.; Hall, D. W. (1990). "Annotated Checklist of the Pterophoridae (Lepidoptera) of Florida Including Larval Food Plant Records". Florida Entomologist. 73 (4): 613–621. (Alternative address)
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