Biology:Epicorsia oedipodalis
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Short description: Species of moth
Epicorsia oedipodalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Epicorsia |
Species: | E. oedipodalis
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Binomial name | |
Epicorsia oedipodalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Epicorsia oedipodalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found on Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and in the US states of Florida[2] and Georgia.
The wingspan is about 38 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from February to May and from August to December in the southern United States.[4]
The larvae feed on Citharexylum, Coccolobis and Nectandra coriacea.
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Epicorsia oedipodalis (Guenée, 1854)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/epicorsia/#oedipodalis. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Epicorsia oedipodalis - Hodges#4938". http://bugguide.net/node/view/607560. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ↑ "801411.00 – 4938 – Epicorsia oedipodalis – (Guenée, 1854)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4938. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q13609472 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicorsia oedipodalis.
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