Pseudohemihyalea labecula explained

Pseudohemihyalea labecula, the freckled glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in the United States in southern Nevada, Utah, from Colorado to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.^[1]

The length of the forewings is 21–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.^[2]

Subspecies

• Pseudohemihyalea labecula labecula
• Pseudohemihyalea labecula griseiventris Rothschild, 1935 (Texas)

References

• Web site: Pitkin . Brian . Jenkins . Paul . amp . Search results Family: Arctiidae . Butterflies and Moths of the World . Natural History Museum, London.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Savela . Markku . Pseudohemihyalea labecula (Grote, 1881) . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . August 9, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140310093639/http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/noctuoidea/arctiidae/arctiinae/hemihyalea/index.html#labecula . March 10, 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: Hardy . Randy . May 15, 2013 . Species Pseudohemihyalea labecula - Freckled Glassy-wing - Hodges#8221 . BugGuide . August 9, 2018.