Acoloithus falsarius

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Clemens' false skeletonizer
File:Clemens' False Skeletonizer - Acoloithus falsarius, Catahoula National Wildlife Refuge, Jena, Louisiana.jpg
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Acoloithus
Species:
A. falsarius
Binomial name
Acoloithus falsarius
Synonyms

Acoloithus falsarius, or Clemens' false skeletonizer,[4] is a moth species in the zygaenid subfamily Procridinae.[4] The species occurs in North America[1] and was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] A. falsarius has Hodges number 4629[4] and is the type species of genus Acoloithus.[1]

Larvae are known to feed on Vitis spp. and Ampelopsis spp.[4]

Appearance and behavior

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Adults of A. falsarius have a wingspan of approx. 15 mm, a length of 9 to 10 mm, and are black with a broken orange collar.[4] Larvae have a length of 8 to 9 mm.[4] In Florida, Acoloithus falsarius has two generations per year.[5]

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