Saucrobotys fumoferalis

Saucrobotys fumoferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Saucrobotys
Species: S. fumoferalis
Binomial name
Saucrobotys fumoferalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Botis fumoferalis Hulst, 1886

Saucrobotys fumoferalis, the dusky saucrobotys moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hulst in 1886.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia west to British Columbia, north to Yukon, and south to Pennsylvania, Illinois and California.[2] The habitat consists of boreal forests, mixed forests and woodlots.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dark greyish fuscous and the hindwings are lighter. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Carya species.[4]

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