Biology:Framinghamia

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Short description: Genus of moths

Framinghamia helvalis
Framinghamia helvalis.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Tribe: Agroterini
Genus: Framinghamia
Strand, 1920[1]
Species:
F. helvalis
Binomial name
Framinghamia helvalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Grote, 1880 Walker, 1859
  • Hulst, 1886 Framinghamia botys
  • Pionea helvalis Strand, 1920
  • Botis oscitalis Botis gyralis

Framinghamia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Embrik Strand in 1920. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Framinghamia helvalis. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta to New Brunswick, south to Utah, Texas and Florida. The type locality is Framingham, Massachusetts.[2]

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