Biology:Compacta capitalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Compacta capitalis
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Compacta
Species:
C. capitalis
Binomial name
Compacta capitalis
(Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Botis capitalis Grote, 1881
  • Polygrammodes posticata Forbes, 1923

Compacta capitalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1881.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland to Florida, west to Texas and possibly Colorado, north to Illinois.[2]

There is a dark apical blotch on both wings. Adults are on wing from May to August.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q19596431 entry