Biology:Haimbachia placidellus

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Short description: Species of moth

Haimbachia placidellus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Haimbachiini
Genus: Haimbachia
Species:
H. placidellus
Binomial name
Haimbachia placidellus
(Haimbach, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus placidellus Haimbach, 1907
  • Haimbachia placidella

Haimbachia placidellus, the peppered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frank Haimbach in 1907.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee .

The larvae probably feed on grasses.[3]

References

  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved November 30, 2017. 
  3. Bug Guide

Wikidata ☰ Q18114056 entry