Microthyris anormalis

Microthyris anormalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in French Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Honduras, Panama, Costa Rica[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[2]

Microthyris anormalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Microthyris
Species:
M. anormalis
Binomial name
Microthyris anormalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys anormalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys dracusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys helcitalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys orphnealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys subaequalis Walker, 1866

Host plants

This species feeds on Convolvulaceae, in Cuba it was recorded on Ipomoea batatas and Turbina corymbosa.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801181.00 – 5263 – Microthyris anormalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. Bendicho-Lopez, 1998, New Distributional and Foodplant Records for Twenty Cuban Moths. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 52 (2):214-216


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