Biology:Platytes vobisne

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Short description: Species of moth

Platytes vobisne
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Platytes
Species:
P. vobisne
Binomial name
Platytes vobisne
Dyar, 1920

Platytes vobisne is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of Illinois, Indiana , Kansas , Massachusetts , Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. "Species Details: Platytes vobisne". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. April 24, 2003. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-2874. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14121523 entry