Habrosyne Gloriosa
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''Habrosyne gloriosa'', the glorious habrosyne moth, is a moth in the family Drepanidae. It is found in
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from the northern United States, south in the Rocky Mountains to Arizona. In Canada, it is found in Ontario and Quebec. The wingspan is about 37 mm. Adults are very similar to ''
Habrosyne scripta ''Habrosyne scripta'', the lettered habrosyne or scribe, is a moth of the family Drepanidae. It was first described by Philip Henry Gosse in 1840. It is found in southern Canada and the northern United States, from Labrador to Vancouver Isl ...
'', but the antemedian line has a sharp angle near the middle. Adults are on wing from April to September in two generations per year. The larvae's host plants are unknown but presumably '' Rubus'' and
Physocarpus ''Physocarpus'', commonly called ninebark, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rosaceae, native to North America (most species) and northeastern Asia (one species). Description ''Physocarpus'' are deciduous shrubs with peeling bark
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Moths described in 1852 Thyatirinae {{Thyatirinae-stub