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Guides

• Cycnia collaris

  Unexpected Cycnia Moth

  Cycnia collaris is a tiger moth in the family Erebidae, first described by Asa Fitch in 1857. It is distributed across the southern United States from Arizona eastward to Florida and northward to Oklahoma. Adults are active in spring and fall, with records from April and October suggesting a bimodal flight pattern possibly representing two generations per year. The species belongs to a genus whose members are known for aposematic coloration and defensive clicking behavior against bat predation.

  LepidopteraErebidaeArctiinaetiger-mothNorth-AmericaUnited-Statessouthern-USbimodal-flight-pattern

• Sitochroa aureolalis

  Sitochroa aureolalis is a small crambid moth described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It occurs in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Adults are active in spring and late summer, with a bimodal flight pattern. The species is distinguished by its bright golden-yellow forewings.

  CrambidaePyraustinaeNorth-Americasouthwestern-United-StatesMexicogeometric-morphometryautomated-identificationbimodal-flight-pattern