Scientific Name
Chrysendeton medicinalis
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Chrysendeton medicinalis Grote, 1881
Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GRSM)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Bold Medicine Moth
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Infrakingdom | Protostomia |
| Superphylum | Ecdysozoa |
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum | Hexapoda |
| Class | Insecta |
| Subclass | Pterygota |
| Infraclass | Neoptera |
| Superorder | Holometabola |
| Order | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily | Pyraloidea |
| Family | Crambidae |
| Subfamily | Nymphulinae |
| Tribe | Nymphulini |
| Genus | Chrysendeton |
| Species | Chrysendeton medicinalis |
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Unknown
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
only from Cosby area, larvae feed on algae probably in rivers (Sholtens, 2009)
Species Record Status Tags
- New to Park
Taxa Group Tags
- Insect
Taxa Subcategory Tags
- Lepidoptera
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
12
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
KStraub@nps.gov
Created Date
11/2/2018 12:31:07 PM
Last Modified By
KStraub@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
5/5/2020 7:44:21 AM
Notes
6 records; Image URL: https://npgallery.nps.gov/GRSM/AssetDetail/c8c8f316f15c4ef89d44a801e5b1d94b
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