Sparganothoides hydeana - Hodges#3730
Sparganothoides hydeana
This record describes Sparganothoides hydeana (species). Recorded family: Tortricidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Tortricoidea
- Family
- Tortricidae (Tortricid Moths)
- Subfamily
- Tortricinae
- Tribe
- Sparganothini
- Genus
- Sparganothoides
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
Holotype male, allotype female, 13 male and 2 female paratypes all from Hyde State Park 9200', Little Tesuque Canyon, Sangre de Cristo Range, near Santa Fe, New Mexico, July 27-August 10, 1932 (Klots).
Additional species information
Species notes from the sources
Etymology: "I am honored to name it for the late Mr. B.T.B. Hyde of New York City and Santa Fe." Benjamin Talbot "Uncle Bennie" Babbitt Hyde (1872-1933) was an amateur archaeologist, naturalist and explorer, pursuits made possible by his grandfather's "Babbitt's Best Soap" fortune.
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Sparganothoides hydeana. 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 Sparganothoides hydeana - Hodges#3730 (3)
Photo credits: Contributed by Jason J. Dombroskie; Additional contributions by Steve Nanz , Robert Lord Zimlich , Randy Hardy