Thaumatopsis fernaldella
Thaumatopsis fernaldella | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
Species: | T. fernaldella |
Binomial name | |
Thaumatopsis fernaldella Kearfott, 1905 | |
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Thaumatopsis fernaldella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kearfott in 1905.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.[2] The habitat consists of prairies.
The wingspan is 23–31 mm. The forewings are ashy grey to whitish brown with a white median streak and a terminal row of seven dark dots.[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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