Biology:Dicymolomia metalophota

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Short description: Species of moth

Dicymolomia metalophota
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Dicymolomia
Species:
D. metalophota
Binomial name
Dicymolomia metalophota
(Hampson, 1897)
Synonyms
  • Ambia metalophota Hampson, 1897
  • Bifalculina argentipunctalis Amsel, 1956
  • Lipocosma consortalis Dyar, 1914

Dicymolomia metalophota is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1897.[1] It is found in the south-eastern United States (Florida, South Carolina, Texas )[2] and Guatemala south-east to Venezuela. It is also present in the Caribbean.

Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae possibly feed on Cajanus cajan.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 106 (1): 1–55. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/50850552#page/7/mode/1up. 

Wikidata ☰ Q13590474 entry