Ornarantia dyari
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Ornarantia dyari is a moth in the family Choreutidae. It was described by August Busck in 1900. It is found in Florida[1] and on the Bahamas. The species name honors entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar Jr..[2]
The length of the forewings is 6.2 mm for males and 7.7 m for females. The basal half of the forewings is brown with tan-tipped scales. The midwing has white fascia, while the apical half is mostly white. The hindwings are fuscous with tan-brown streaks. Adults are on wing in January, March and April in Florida and in July in the Bahamas.[3]
The larvae feed on Ficus species. They skeletonize the leaves of their host plant.[4]
References
- ^ Hemerophila at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
- ^ August Busck. 1900. New American Tineina. Journal of the New York Entomological Society 8:234-248, http://biostor.org/reference/14072, p. 243: "I take pleasure in naming this beautiful species after its discoverer, Dr. Harrison G. Dyar."
- ^ Florida Hemerophila
- ^ Bug Guide
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