Pseudohemihyalea labecula

Pseudohemihyalea labecula, the freckled glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881. It is found in the United States in southern Nevada, Utah, from Colorado to Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas.[2]

Pseudohemihyalea labecula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Superfamily:	Noctuoidea
Family:	Erebidae
Subfamily:	Arctiinae
Genus:	Pseudohemihyalea
Species:	P. labecula
Binomial name
Pseudohemihyalea labecula (Grote, 1881)[1]
Synonyms
Halisidota labecula Grote, 1881 Hemihyalea labecula Hemihyalea splendens griseiventris Rothschild, 1935 Hemihyalea griseiventris

The length of the forewings is 21–29 mm. Adults are on wing from July to early September.

The larvae probably feed on Quercus species.[3]

Subspecies

• Pseudohemihyalea labecula labecula
• Pseudohemihyalea labecula griseiventris Rothschild, 1935 (Texas)

References

1. "930382.00 – 8221 – Pseudohemihyalea labecula – (Grote, 1881)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
2. Savela, Markku. "Pseudohemihyalea labecula (Grote, 1881)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
3. Hardy, Randy (May 15, 2013). "Species Pseudohemihyalea labecula - Freckled Glassy-wing - Hodges#8221". BugGuide. Retrieved August 9, 2018.

• Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.