Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Noctuoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | Class Insecta Family Erebidae Genus Hypsoropha Order Butterflies and moths | |
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Similar Plusiodonta compressipalpis, Butterflies and moths, Phyprosopus callitrichoides, Hypena baltimoralis | ||
The Small Necklace Moth (Hypsoropha hormos) is a species of moth of the Erebidae family found in the southeastern United States.
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Description
Adult wings are brown with a postmedial band of white spots meeting at the inner margins, like a white necklace. The species is similar in appearance to the larger Large Necklace Moth (Hypsoropha monilis), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.
Range
The species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and New Jersey in the east.
Adults
Adults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from April to August.
References
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