Biology:Thaumatopsis fernaldella

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Short description: Species of moth

Thaumatopsis fernaldella
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Thaumatopsis
Species:
T. fernaldella
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis fernaldella
Kearfott, 1905
Synonyms
  • Thaumatopsis fernaldella lagunella Dyar, 1912
  • Thaumatopsis fernaldella nortella Kearfott, 1905

Thaumatopsis fernaldella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William D. Kearfott in 1905.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California , Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas .[2] The habitat consists of prairies.

The wingspan is 23–31 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q14478437 entry