Hileithia magualis
Guenée, 1854
Magician Moth
Hileithia magualis is a crambid commonly known as the Magician Moth, described by Guenée in 1854. It occurs in the southern United States and the Caribbean, with substantial observational records from citizen science platforms. The belongs to a of small to medium-sized pyraloid moths, though detailed natural history information remains limited in published literature.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Hileithia magualis: /hɪˈlaɪθiə məˈɡwɑːlɪs/
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Distribution
Recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in the southern United States. Also present in the Caribbean: Dominican Republic, Jamaica, and Cuba.
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Nomenclature
The 'Magician ' is widely used on citizen science platforms, though its origin is not documented in formal taxonomic literature.
Data availability
Despite over 3,000 iNaturalist observations, peer-reviewed studies on this ' are scarce. Most available information is derived from occurrence records rather than ecological research.