Biology:Microthyris lelex

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Short description: Species of moth

Microthyris lelex
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Microthyris
Species:
M. lelex
Binomial name
Microthyris lelex
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena lelex Cramer, 1777
  • Cyclocena lelex
  • Lygropia lelex
  • Botis flexalis Möschler, 1881
  • Botys janiralis Möschler, 1886
  • Cyclocena gestatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Haritala foviferalis Hampson, 1895

Microthyris lelex is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is widespread in the Caribbean, Central America and northern South America. Records include Suriname, Puerto Rico and Jamaica.[1] It has recently been recorded from southern Florida.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. ↑ New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida

Wikidata ☰ Q19597933 entry




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