| Clemens' false skeletonizer | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Acoloithus |
| Species: | A. falsarius
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| Binomial name | |
| Acoloithus falsarius | |
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Acoloithus falsarius, or Clemens' false skeletonizer,4 is a moth species in the zygaenid subfamily Procridinae.4 The species occurs in North America1 and was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.1 A. falsarius has Hodges number 46294 and is the type species of genus Acoloithus.1
Larvae are known to feed on Vitis spp. and Ampelopsis spp.4
Appearance and behavior
Adults of A. falsarius have a wingspan of approx. 15 mm, a length of 9 to 10 mm, and are black with a broken orange collar.4 Larvae have a length of 8 to 9 mm.4 In Florida, Acoloithus falsarius has two generations per year.5
References
References
- Savela, Markku (August 15, 2015). "Acoloithus falsarius Clemens, 1860". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Packard, Jr, A. S. (1864). "Notes on the family Zygaenidae". Communications. Proceedings of the Essex Institute. 4: 32. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- Pohl, Greg; Patterson, Bob; Pelham, Jonathan (2016). "Annotated taxonomic checklist of the Lepidoptera of North America, North of Mexico". p. 216. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- McLeod, Robin (1 September 2016). "Species Acoloithus falsarius - Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Hodges#4629". BugGuide. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
- Landolt, P. J.; Heath, R. R. (September 1987). "Seasonal and Diel Patterns of Sex Attraction of Male Harrisina americana and Acoloithus falsarius (Lepidoptera: Zygaenidae)". The Florida Entomologist. 70 (3). abstract. doi:10.2307/3495073.