Moths of North Carolina
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120 NC Records

Homorthodes lindseyi (Benjamin, 1922) - Southern Scurfy Quaker Moth


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Taxonomy
Superfamily: Noctuoidea Family: NoctuidaeSubfamily: NoctuinaeTribe: EriopyginiP3 Number: 933089.00 MONA Number: 10532.10
Comments: Like the North American genus Protorthodes, Homorthodes has some 15 named species, mostly from the southwestern United States but with two occurring in North Carolina.
Species Status: Specimens from North Carolina have been barcoded and are very similar to those from elsewhere in the species’ range. There is no hint of unrecognized species. H. lindseyi was thought to be a form of H. furfurata for many years but the genitalia and barcodes are quite distinct.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Covell (1984; described as a subspecies of H. furfurata but not illustrated)Online Photographs: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Forbes (1954)Technical Description, Immature Stages: Forbes (1954); Crumb (1956)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: In size and shape very much like H. furfurata. However, that species is brown while H. lindseyi is a reddish/pink color and has pearly hindwings instead of the fuscus ones of H. furfurata. It is smaller than most Pseudorthodes cynica and Orthodes vecors and their reddish coloration is a different tone and darkened with blackish scaling.
Adult Structural Features: The male genitalia are readily distinguished from those of Orthodes, Protorthodes and Pseudorthodes by the expanded distal end of the valves. Female genitalia are also different. H. furfurata has very similar male and female genitalia, but the males may be differentiated by the shape of the distal end of the valves. Females are more difficult to distinguish using genital characters.
Structural photos
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: Larvae are blackish-brown, with small heads and swollen posteriorly; very similar to those of H. furfurata but can be distinguished based on structural characteristics (see Crumb, 1956).
Larvae ID Requirements: Identifiable from close inspection of specimens or by DNA analysis.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: This species is found commonly in the Mountain and Piedmont regions but We have only a few records from the western part of the Coastal Plain.
County Map: Clicking on a county returns the records for the species in that county.
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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