Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Microthyris | |
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Similar Desmia ufeus, Herpetogramma aeglealis, Lygropia, Glyphodes sibillalis, Herpetogramma phaeopteralis | ||
Microthyris anormalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.
Hostplants
This species feeds on Convolvulaceae, in Cuba it was recorded on Ipomoea batatas and Turbina corymbosa.
References
Microthyris anormalis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA