Hypsoropha monilis, the large necklace moth, is a moth of the family Erebidae found in the southeastern United States. The species was first described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1777.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Noctuoidea |
| Family: | Erebidae |
| Genus: | Hypsoropha |
| Species: | H. monilis
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| Hypsoropha monilis (Fabricius, 1777)
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Description
editAdults
editAdult wings are brown with a postmedial band of white spots meeting at the inner margins, like a white necklace. The specific epithet monilis is a Latin word meaning necklace or collar, referring to this spot band. The species is similar in appearance to the smaller small necklace moth (Hypsoropha hormos), and the ranges of the two species broadly overlap.
Larvae
editCaterpillars are mostly gray with yellow or green segmental rings and white spots on the abdominal segments. The head is yellow orange with two large, black spots, and the top of the thorax just behind the head is black.
Range
editThe species' occurrence range extends from Texas and Kansas in the west to Florida and Maryland in the east.[1][2][3]
Life cycle
editAdults
editAdults have been reported from February to October, with most sightings from March to May.[1][2][3]
References
edit- ^ a b Bartlett, Troy (January 8, 2020). "Species Hypsoropha monilis - Large Necklace Moth - Hodges#8527". BugGuide. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b "930628.00 – 8527 – Hypsoropha monilis – Large Necklace Moth – (Fabricius, 1777)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Lotts, Kelly & Naberhaus, Thomas (2017). "Large Necklace Moth Hypsoropha monilis (Fabricius, 1777)". Butterflies and Moths of North America. Retrieved March 24, 2020.