Biology:Crocidophora tuberculalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Crocidophora tuberculalis
- 4945 – Pale-winged Crocidiphora Moth – Crocidophora tuberculalis (19785891178).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crocidophora
Species:
C. tuberculalis
Binomial name
Crocidophora tuberculalis
Lederer, 1863

Crocidophora tuberculalis, the pale-winged crocidiphora moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana , Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts , Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee , Texas , Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. They are on wing from March to August.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. "801419.00 – 4945 – Crocidophora tuberculalis – Pale-winged Crocidiphora Moth – Lederer, 1863". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4945. Retrieved July 2, 2020. 
  3. Kistler, Ethan (November 10, 2018). "Species Crocidophora tuberculalis - Pale-winged Crocidophora moth - Hodges#4945". https://bugguide.net/node/view/118597. Retrieved July 2, 2020. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13501877 entry