Hemeroplanis parallela - Hodges#8475
Hemeroplanis parallela
This record describes Hemeroplanis parallela (species). Recorded family: Erebidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
Ann Hendrickson 1/16/2023 I am now positive that none of my photographs posted here are Hemeroplanis trilineosa . Unfortunately, none of my specimens has full 658 coi, but all of them fail at the END of the string. All of them have been matched to the same specimen collected by Ed Knudson which DOES have full 658 COI. To solve this problem I did a NIH blast of Hemeroplanis trilineosa and Ed Knudson's specimen and the differences occurded all over the string, so mine CANNOT be Hemeroplanis trilineosa . Terry Hibbitts photograph looks closer to Hemeroplanis trilineosa but would need DNA to prove it. I will keep looking for a dark one to test.
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Noctuoidea
- Family
- Erebidae
- Subfamily
- Boletobiinae
- Tribe
- Phytometrini
- Genus
- Hemeroplanis
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
Arizona and Texas
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Hemeroplanis parallela. Species-specific details appear above.
Group overview
Lepidoptera includes approximately 180,000 described species of butterflies and moths. Moths outnumber butterflies roughly 10:1. The monarch butterfly's eastern population has declined by more than 80% since the mid-1990s, and the western population by over 95% since the 1980s. The IUCN lists the migratory monarch as Vulnerable.
Ecological role of the group
Butterflies and moths are essential indicators of ecosystem health. As caterpillars, they are a primary food source for birds - a single nest of blue tit chicks requires ~10,000 caterpillars. Adult moths pollinate many night-blooming plants.
Economic and practical significance of the group
Lepidoptera are critical pollinators. In Europe, grassland butterfly species have declined by almost 50% since the early 1990s. In the UK, three-quarters of butterflies are in decline. In the U.S., five butterfly species have gone extinct since 1950, with 29 listed as endangered.
Recorded sources for this group: IUCN Red List, Xerces Society, USFWS, PNAS, WWF. Imported estimates may describe particular regions or reporting periods.
Photos of Hemeroplanis parallela - Hodges#8475 (2)
Photo credits: Contributed by Ken Schneider; Additional contributions by Steve Nanz , A. Hendrickson , Robert H. Biagi