Biology:Perispasta
From HandWiki
Short description: Genus of moths
| Perispasta | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Perispasta caeculalis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Pyraustinae |
| Genus: | Perispasta Zeller, 1875 |
| Species: | P. caeculalis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Perispasta caeculalis Zeller, 1875
| |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Perispasta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Perispasta caeculalis, or Titian Peale's pyralid moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Florida, Texas and Colorado.[1] The habitat consists of fields and meadows.[2] Both the genus and species were first described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1875.[3]
The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a white discal bar. The hindwings are white.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November, depending on the location.
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bug Guide
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Perispasta caeculalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6312.
Wikidata ☰ Q7168770 entry
 |  |
