Phaloesia saucia

Phaloesia saucia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Lepidoptera
Superfamily:Noctuoidea
Family:Erebidae
Genus:Phaloesia
Species: P. saucia
Binomial name
Phaloesia saucia
Walker, 1854
Synonyms
  • Phaloesia fulvicollis Butler, 1876
  • Cocastra gentilis Boisduval, 1870
  • Phaloesia venezuelae Butler, 1876
  • Phaloesia chalybea Butler, 1876
  • Phaloesia flaviventris Reich, 1938

Phaloesia saucia, the saucy beauty moth or saucy beauty, is a moth of the family Erebidae. It is found from the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas in the United States[1][2] to Venezuela.[3][4]

Adults are on wing nearly year round. Adults have been observed feeding on nectar from Chromolaena odorata, Aloysia gratissima and Sabal mexicana.[5] The larvae feed on Tournefortia species, including Tournefortia volubilis.[5]

Taxonomy

Phaloesia fulvicollis was previously wrongly listed as a synonym of Gnophaela aequinoctialis.

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Quinn, Mike. "Saucy Beauty". Texas Lep Information. Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
  3. ↑ Phaloesia at funet
  4. ↑ Taxonomic changes in the Neotropical Pericopina and Ctenuchina moths (Erebidae, Arctiinae, Arctiini), with description of new taxa
  5. 1 2 "Species Phaloesia saucia - Saucy Beauty - Hodges#8039". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2016-12-27.


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