Desmia maculalis Westwood, 1831
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Identification: Identifying Desmia funeralis and Desmia maculalis.
From Brian Scholtens:
"The character that I use is the extent of the white patch on the underside of the abdomen. D. funeralis individuals have a solid white patch on the underside of the abdomen on segments 1-5 (or may have a slight break on segment 3). D. maculalis individuals have a broken white patch, where about 1/2 of segments 3 and 4 are clearly dark. Basically, maculalis looks striped on the underside, whereas funeralis looks like it is basically solid white."
There is considerable size overlap between male Desmia maculalis and female D. funeralis so it is necessary to sex the moth to be able to identify the species. Fortunately, sexing the 2 species is relatively easy. Males of D. funeralis and D. maculalis have a distinct notch or joint at about the mid-point of each antenna. The hindwing spot on the females of both species is pinched in the middle and on rare occasions may be divid
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Observation date: Aug 10, 2024
Submitted by: jmgesell
Region: Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Aug 14, 2024
Observation date: Apr 02, 2024
Submitted by: cha
Region: Quebec, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 04, 2024
Observation date: Aug 21, 2023
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Juneau County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 30, 2023
Observation date: Aug 07, 2023
Submitted by: Bob Jacobson
Region: Chippewa County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 12, 2023
Observation date: Jun 25, 2023
Submitted by: catbirdcat
Region: Carroll County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jun 27, 2023
Observation date: Jun 14, 2023
Submitted by: jnchandler
Region: Howard County, Maryland, United States
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Verified date: Jun 20, 2023
Observation date: Jul 27, 2021
Submitted by: bknupp
Region: Rockingham County, Virginia, United States
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Verified date: Mar 13, 2023
Observation date: Aug 03, 2022
Submitted by: Jacksenzig
Region: Adams County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Aug 04, 2022
Observation date: Jul 21, 2022
Submitted by: robpendergast
Region: Portage County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 21, 2022
Observation date: Jul 16, 2022
Submitted by: lumpydave84
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 16, 2022
Observation date: Jul 05, 2022
Submitted by: lantana
Region: Suffolk County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Jul 05, 2022
Observation date: Jun 30, 2022
Submitted by: Don Marotte
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 30, 2022
Observation date: Jun 03, 2022
Submitted by: klebo
Region: Montgomery County, Ohio, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 04, 2022
Observation date: May 30, 2022
Submitted by: Sometimes
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 31, 2022
Observation date: Jul 28, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 01, 2022
Observation date: Jun 01, 2016
Submitted by: Dabid Garcia
Region: Kern County, California, United States
Verified by: mcduck
Verified date: Nov 08, 2021
Observation date: Jul 19, 2021
Submitted by: one72guy
Region: Saskatchewan, Canada
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Jul 19, 2021
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: Mark Wheeler
Region: Washington County, Minnesota, United States
Verified by: Mark Wheeler
Verified date: Dec 14, 2020
Observation date: Aug 20, 2020
Submitted by: Cyrus Li
Region: Montgomery County, Virginia, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Sep 01, 2020
Observation date: Jul 24, 2020
Submitted by: Stephen G.
Region: Benton County, Arkansas, United States
Verified by: Stephen G.
Verified date: Aug 11, 2020
Observation date: Jun 20, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jul 01, 2020
Observation date: May 31, 2020
Submitted by: tirvine2020
Region: Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Jun 01, 2020
Observation date: Aug 06, 2019
Submitted by: Reiner Jakubowski
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Mar 29, 2020
Observation date: Aug 24, 2019
Submitted by: Joe Bartok
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Aug 26, 2019
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