Biology:Arthromastix
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Short description: Genus of moths
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Asciodini |
| Genus: | Arthromastix Warren, 1890[1] |
| Species: | A. lauralis
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| Arthromastix lauralis (Walker, 1859)
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Arthromastix is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Arthromastix lauralis, which is found in Central America (including Belize,[2] Costa Rica),[3] South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina), as well as the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Description
The forewings are yellowish white with a broad cupreous-brown border and a yellow marginal line.[4]
Behaviour and ecology
The larvae feed on Trichostigma octandrum.[5]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx.
- ↑ Moths of Belize
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 29: 107. https://books.google.com/books?id=nl1RAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA107.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 358
Wikidata ☰ Q4797663 entry
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