Biology:Terastia meticulosalis
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Short description: Species of moth
Terastia meticulosalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Terastia |
Species: | T. meticulosalis
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Binomial name | |
Terastia meticulosalis Guenee, 1854
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Terastia meticulosalis, also known as the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas , Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.
The wingspan is about 39 mm.
The larvae feed on Erythrina species.[1]
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Terastia meticulosalis. |
- Bug Guide
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- Moths of Jamaica
- Terastia meticulosalis on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
Wikidata ☰ Q7701607 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terastia meticulosalis.
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