Haploa colona

Haploa colona, the colona moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae. The species was first described by Jacob Hübner in 1802.[1][2] It is found from south-eastern Virginia south to Florida and west to Texas.[3]

Colona moth
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Subfamily: Arctiinae
Genus: Haploa
Species:
H. colona
Binomial name
Haploa colona
(Hübner, [1802])
Synonyms
  • Bombyx colona Hübner, 1804
  • Phalaena (Noctua) clymene Esper, 1794 (preocc.)
  • Phalaena (Noctua) clymene Esper, 1798 (preocc.)
  • Callimorpha carolina Harris, 1841
  • Hypercompa fulvicosta Clemens, 1860
  • Haploa duplicata Neumoegen & Dyar, 1893
  • Tanada conscita Walker, 1865
  • Callimorpha lactata Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha lactata Smith, 1888
  • Callimorpha reversa Stretch, 1885
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1887
  • Callimorpha suffusa Smith, 1888

The wingspan is 40–58 mm. The forewings are white with a number of brown markings. The hindwings and abdomen are sulphur yellow.

The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, but mainly deciduous shrubs and trees such as Malus, Fraxinus and Celtis species. They are dark brown to black with large bluish tubercles and broken stripes. They are covered with short black hairs.

Subspecies
  • Haploa colona colona
  • Haploa colona fulvicosta (Clemens, 1860) (New Jersey, Kansas, Texas)
  • Haploa colona conscita (Walker, 1865)

References
  1. Savela, Markku. "Haploa colona (Hübner, [1803])". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  2. "930342.00 – 8108 – Haploa colona – Colona Moth – (Hübner, [1803])". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
  3. Cotinis (July 3, 2006). "Species Haploa colona - Colona Moth - Hodges#8108". BugGuide. Retrieved August 21, 2019.


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