Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Panorpida
Cladus: Amphiesmenoptera
Ordo: Lepidoptera
Subordo: Glossata
Cladus: Coelolepida
Cladus: Myoglossata
Cladus: Neolepidoptera
Infraordo: Heteroneura
Cladus: Eulepidoptera
Cladus: Ditrysia
Cladus: Apoditrysia
Cladus: Obtectomera
Cladus: Macroheterocera
Superfamilia: Noctuoidea

Familia:Erebidae
Subfamilia: Arctiinae
Tribus: Arctiini
Subtribus: Phaegopterina
Genus: Pseudohemihyalea
Species: Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii
Subspecies: P. e. edwardsii – P. e. ochreous – P. e. vitrea
Name

Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii (Packard, 1864)

Type locality: California, San Francisco.
Synonymy

Halisidota edwardsii Packard, 1864 (original combination)
Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii (Packard, 1864): Vincent & Laguerre, 2014: 289

References
Additional references

de Toulgoët, H. 1999b. Description de nouvelles Arctiides d’Amérique centrale (61e note), (Lepidoptera Arctiidae Arctiinae). Lambillionea 99(4): 511-514. Reference page.
Vincent, B. & Laguerre, M. 2014. Catalogue of the Neotropical Arctiini Leach, [1815] (except Ctenuchina Kirby, 1837 and Euchromiina Butler, 1876) (Insecta, Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae). Zoosystema 36(2): 137–533. DOI: 10.5252/z2014n2a1 Full article (PDF). Reference page.

Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii, or Edwards' glassy-wing, is a moth in the family Erebidae. It was described by Alpheus Spring Packard in 1864.[1] It is found in the United States from western Oregon and the Columbia Gorge in southern Washington south to California, in the south-west east to western New Mexico. The habitat consists of oak woodlands and mixed hardwood forests at low elevations.

The length of the forewings is 27–31 mm. The forewings are translucent ocher yellow with a dusting of dark brown scales. The hindwings are translucent gray yellow with a rose flush medially and at the anal angle. Adults are on wing from late August to early October in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Quercus species, including Q. garryana and Q. chrysolepis. They are densely covered with long hairs. These are black dorsally and reddish brown laterally. There are also sparse long white hairs.[2]
Etymology

The species is named in honor of actor-entomologist Henry Edwards.[3]
References

"930381.00 – 8222 – Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii – Edwards' Glassy-wing Moth – (Packard, 1864)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
"Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii (Packard, 1864)". Pacific Northwest Moths. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

Tony-2 (December 13, 2013). "Species Pseudohemihyalea edwardsii - Edwards' Glassy-wing - Hodges#8222". BugGuide. Retrieved September 24, 2019.

Pitkin, Brian & Jenkins, Paul. "Search results Family: Arctiidae". Butterflies and Moths of the World. Natural History Museum, London.