Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii

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Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii
File:Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii (21735061828).jpg
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species:
P. edwardsii
Binomial name
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii
(Packard, 1864)
Synonyms
  • Halisidota edwardsii Packard, 1864
  • Hemihyalea edwardsii
  • Halisidota translucida Walker, [1865]
  • Phaegoptera quercus Boisduval, 1869
  • Hemihyalea argillacea Rothschild, 1909
  • Hemihyalea f. ochreous Meadows, 1939

Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii, or Edwards' glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.[1] It is found in the United States from western Oregon and the Columbia Gorge in southern Washington south to California, in the south-west east to western New Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodlands and mixed hardwood forests at low elevations. The length of the forewings is 27–31 mm.[2]

Etymology

The species is named in honor of actor-entomologist Henry Edwards.[3]

References

  1. "930381.00 – 8222 – Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii – Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth – (Packard, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  2. "Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii (Packard, 1864)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  3. Tony-2 (December 13, 2013). "Species Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii - Edwards' Glassy-wing - Hodges#8222". BugGuide. Retrieved September 24, 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)