Hista fabricii
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Hista fabricii is a moth
in the Castniidae
family. It is found in Brazil
. It mainly occurs in the southern and south-eastern parts of the country, in areas with Atlantic forest.
The length of the forewings is 34 mm for males and 42 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with two or three hyaline spots at the apex. The hindwings are reddish orange with a extradiscal spotband resembling a spiral. Adults are on wing from September to April.
There are some records of larvae foraging in Tillandsia aeranthos
, but the food plant is unknown. Pupation takes place in the ground at the base of trees covered with epiphytic Bromeliaceae
.
Moth
A moth is an insect closely related to the butterfly, both being of the order Lepidoptera. Moths form the majority of this order; there are thought to be 150,000 to 250,000 different species of moth , with thousands of species yet to be described...
in the Castniidae
Castniidae
Castniidae, or castniid moths, is a small family of moths with less than 200 species: The majority are Neotropical with some in Australia and a few in south-east Asia. These are medium-sized to very large moths, usually with drab, cryptically-marked forewings and brightly coloured hindwings. They...
family. It is found in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. It mainly occurs in the southern and south-eastern parts of the country, in areas with Atlantic forest.
The length of the forewings is 34 mm for males and 42 mm for females. The forewings are dark brown with two or three hyaline spots at the apex. The hindwings are reddish orange with a extradiscal spotband resembling a spiral. Adults are on wing from September to April.
There are some records of larvae foraging in Tillandsia aeranthos
Tillandsia aeranthos
Tillandsia aeranthos is a species of the genus Tillandsia. This species is native from Brazil to Argentina.- Cultivars :* Tillandsia 'Bergos'* Tillandsia 'Bob Whitman'* Tillandsia 'Cooroy'* Tillandsia 'Ed Doherty'...
, but the food plant is unknown. Pupation takes place in the ground at the base of trees covered with epiphytic Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae
Bromeliaceae is a family of monocot flowering plants of around 3,170 species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana...
.
Subspecies
- Hista fabricii fabricii (Brazil)
- Hista fabricii boisduvalii (Walker, 1854) (Brazil)
- Hista fabricii papagaya (Westwood, 1877) (Brazil)