Biology:Thaumatopsis pexellus
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Short description: Species of moth
Thaumatopsis pexellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
Species: | T. pexellus
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Binomial name | |
Thaumatopsis pexellus (Zeller, 1863)
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Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in most of North America.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.
The wingspan is 21–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to early September in most of the range.
The larvae feed on various grasses.[4]
Subspecies
- Thaumatopsis pexellus pexellus
- Thaumatopsis pexellus coloradella Kearfott, 1908 (Colorado, California, Alberta)
- Thaumatopsis pexellus gibsonella Kearfott, 1908
- Thaumatopsis pexellus strictalis (Dyar, 1914) (Mexico)
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ "Species Details: Thaumatopsis pexella coloradella". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-21989.
- ↑ Bug Guide
Wikidata ☰ Q14478591 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumatopsis pexellus.
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