Uresiphita reversalis

Uresiphita reversalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Uresiphita
Species:	U. reversalis
Binomial name
	Uresiphita reversalis; (Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
	Mecyna reversalis Guenée, 1854; Botys hilaralis Herrich-Schäffer, 1871;

Uresiphita reversalis, the genista broom moth or sophora worm, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.^[1] U. reversalis was probably native to Mexico before spreading north and becoming established in Los Angeles by 1930 and the San Francisco Bay Area by 1980.^[2] It has since been recorded across the United States and in Cuba, Bermuda, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.^[3] Both adults and caterpillars are aposematic.^[2]

Description

The wingspan is 27–34 mm. Adults are on wing year round in multiple generations per year in the southern part of the range.^[4]

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^ ^a ^b Will, Kip; Gross, Joyce; Rubinoff, Daniel; Powell, Jerry A. (2020). Field Guide to California Insects. Oakland, California: University of California Press. p. 364. ISBN 9780520288744.
^ "801470.00 – 4992 – Uresiphita reversalis – Genista Broom Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
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