Microthyris anormalis explained

Microthyris anormalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica^[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.^[2]

Host plants

This species feeds on Convolvulaceae, in Cuba it was recorded on Ipomoea batatas and Turbina corymbosa.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
2. Web site: 801181.00 – 5263 – Microthyris anormalis – (Guenée, 1854) . North American Moth Photographers Group . Mississippi State University . August 14, 2018.
3. https://archive.org/stream/journaloflepidop5219lepi#page/215/mode/1up Bendicho-Lopez, 1998, New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 52 (2):214-216