Biology:Sitochroa chortalis
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Short description: Species of moth
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Sitochroa |
| Species: | S. chortalis
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| Sitochroa chortalis (Grote, 1873)
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Sitochroa chortalis, the dimorphic sitochroa moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1873.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to southern British Columbia, south to New Jersey, Arizona and northern California .[2] The habitat consists of grassland and prairie areas.
Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.[3]
The larvae feed on Amaranthus retroflexus.[4]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "801465.00 – 4987 – Sitochroa chortalis – Dimorphic Sitochroa Moth – (Grote, 1873)". Mississippi State University. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4987. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
- ↑ "Species Details: Sitochroa chortalis". E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. 2008. https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/g/2-6314.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Sitochroa chortalis (Grote, 1873)". http://www.nic.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/sitochroa/#chortalis. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
Wikidata ☰ Q14358304 entry
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