Biology:Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis

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Short description: Species of moth


Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis
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C. cochrusalis
Binomial name
Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Hydrocampa cochrusalis Walker, 1859
  • Marasmia cochrusalis
  • Botys azionalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys ruptalis Walker, [1866]
  • Cnaphalocrocis ruptalis
  • Cnaphalocrocis perpersalis Möschler, 1890

Cnaphalocrocis cochrusalis, the marasmia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in the West Indies (including Puerto Rico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic), Costa Rica,[2] Honduras and the United States , where it has been recorded from Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas .[3]

The forewings are whitish cinereous with dark brown interior and exterior lines, a brown submarginal line and a dark brown marginal line.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing year-round in Florida.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13471150 entry