| Sooty-winged Chalcoela | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Chalcoela |
| Species: | C. iphitalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Chalcoela iphitalis (Walker, 1859)[1] |
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The Sooty-winged chalcoela (Chalcoela iphitalis) is a member of the Crambidae family that occurs throughout North America. They are seen as far south as California and South Carolina and as north as Ontario. Adults can been seen from May to August. Caterpillars feed on the larvae of Polistes. The head, body and front portion of the forewings are yellow-orange while the hindwing and back portion forewings are grey and silver. The back edge of the hindwing has black spots.[2]