Spiloloma is a monotypic moth genus in the family Erebidae. Its only species, Spiloloma lunilinea, the moon-lined moth, is found in eastern and south-central North America. Both the genus and species were first described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1][2][3]

Spiloloma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Spiloloma
Grote, 1873
Species:
S. lunilinea
Binomial name
Spiloloma lunilinea
Grote, 1873
Synonyms
  • Strenoloma Grote, 1880

The wingspan is 44–54 mm (1.7–2.1 in). Adults are on wing from April to August.

The larvae feed on Gleditsia triacanthos.

References

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  1. ^ Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Spiloloma Grote 1873". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016.
  2. ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Spiloloma​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
  3. ^ Savela, Markku (July 3, 2019). "Spiloloma Grote, 1873". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved November 25, 2019.
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