Orange-spotted Flower Moth
Syngamia florella Cramer, 1781
Names
| English | Orange-spotted Flower Moth |
|---|---|
| Dutch | — |
| Spanish | Polilla de flores de manchas naranjas |
| Chinese | — |
| Sranan Tongo | kapelka (general name for the group) |
| Scientific name | Syngamia florella Cramer, 1781 |
About this species
Syngamia florella, the orange-spotted flower moth or red waisted florella moth, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found from South Carolina to Florida and from Arkansas to Texas, south to the West Indies and through Mexico to Argentina. It is also found on Bermuda.
The wingspan is about 15 mm. They are on wing from July to December in most of the range, but have only been recorded from September to December in Florida.
The larvae feed on Borreria brachysepala, Spermacoce laevis and Spermacoce tetraquetra.
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Syngamia florella is een vlinder uit de familie van de grasmotten (Crambidae), uit de onderfamilie van de Spilomelinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van deze soort is voor het eerst voorgesteld als Tinea florella door Caspar Stoll in een publicatie uit 1781.
De soort komt voor in de Verenigde Staten, Cuba, Jamaica, Dominicaanse Republiek, Puerto Rico, Sint-Maarten, Sint Eustatius, Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Colombia, Frans-Guyana, Suriname, Brazilië, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia en Argentinië.
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Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Family | Crambidae |
| Genus | Syngamia |
In Suriname
Where it has been recorded
- Sipaliwini7
- Brokopondo4
- Para3
Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.
Records by month
All years combined.
