Biology:Lineodes triangulalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Lineodes triangulalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lineodes
Species:
L. triangulalis
Binomial name
Lineodes triangulalis
Möschler, 1890
Synonyms
  • Lineodes cyclophora Hampson, 1913
  • Lineodes triangularis Walsingham, 1915

Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,[1] Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.[2] In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas .[3]

The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm. The wings are dark brown with narrow white medial and antemedial areas.

The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.[4]

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. 
  2. Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae
  3. "801220.00 – 5109 – Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5109. 
  4. Heiman, Maury J. (October 26, 2019). "Species Lineodes triangulalis - Lineodes triangulalis - Hodges#5109". https://bugguide.net/node/view/346450. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14638910 entry