Hormoschista Explained

Hormoschista is a monotypic moth genus of the family Erebidae described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. Its single species, Hormoschista latipalpis, the double-lined brown moth, was first described by Francis Walker in 1858. It is found in eastern North America and the Caribbean.^{[1] [2]}

Taxonomy

The genus has previously been classified in the subfamily Phytometrinae within Erebidae or in the subfamily Acontiinae of the family Noctuidae.^{[3] [4]}

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . November 5, 2004 . Hormoschista Möschler, 1890 . Butterflies and Moths of the World . . January 15, 2021.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . July 3, 2019 . Hormoschista Möschler, 1890 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . November 18, 2019.
2. Web site: 930724.00 – 8488 – Hormoschista latipalpis – Double-lined Brown Moth – (Walker, 1858) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . November 18, 2019.
3. Zahiri. Reza. Molecular phylogenetics of Erebidae (Lepidoptera, Noctuoidea). Systematic Entomology . 2011. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.2011.00607.x. etal. 37. 102–124. 84249695. free.
4. Lafontaine. Donald. Schmidt. Christian. Annotated check list of the Noctuoidea (Insecta, Lepidoptera) of North America north of Mexico. ZooKeys. 19 March 2010 . 40. 26. 10.3897/zookeys.40.414. L&S2010. free.