1923-description
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Americodema nigrolineatum
A species of plant bug in the family Miridae, originally described as Icodema nigrolineata by Knight in 1923. The species is distributed across eastern North America and parts of Central America, with records from Canada through the United States to Mexico. It is a member of the diverse plant bug fauna of the Nearctic region.
Aristotelia calens
Aristotelia calens is a small gelechiid moth described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It is known from California, with a wingspan of approximately 11 mm. The forewings display a distinctive pattern of brown ground color with multiple white fasciae that are irrorated (sprinkled) with grey, along with characteristic black markings including spots on the costa and fold, and a streak on the fold. The hindwings are grey. It belongs to a genus of "twirler moths" whose larvae are known to specialize on particular host plants.
Aristotelia primipilana
Aristotelia primipilana is a small gelechiid moth described by Edward Meyrick in 1923. It belongs to the twirler moth family Gelechiidae, a diverse group of microlepidoptera whose larvae typically feed on specific host plants. The species has been documented in eastern North America with records from Florida and Ontario. Like other members of its genus, it exhibits the bold patterning characteristic of Aristotelia species.
Lamprosema victoriae
Victorian Lamplighter Moth
Lamprosema victoriae is a moth in the family Crambidae, described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1923. It is commonly known as the Victorian Lamplighter Moth. The species has been recorded in the south-central United States, with confirmed occurrences in Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. As a member of the subfamily Spilomelinae, it belongs to a diverse group of grass moths and related species.
Prorella albida
Prorella albida is a small geometrid moth in the subfamily Larentiinae, first described from North American material in 1923. It is characterized by its diminutive size, with a wingspan of approximately 14 mm. Adults have been documented during summer and autumn months in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States. The species appears to be univoltine or bivoltine based on scattered flight records.
Rhynchomitra recurva
Rhynchomitra recurva is a planthopper species in the family Dictyopharidae, first described by Metcalf in 1923. It is native to the southeastern United States, with records from Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Texas. The species is part of the diverse Fulgoroidea superfamily, commonly known as planthoppers, which are characterized by their distinctive head morphology and jumping hind legs.
Thionia quinquata
Thionia quinquata is a species of planthopper in the family Issidae, first described by Metcalf in 1923. It belongs to the tribe Thioniini within the subfamily Issinae. The species has been documented in the southeastern United States, with confirmed records from Alabama, Georgia, and North Carolina.