Alatuncusia bergii
| Alatuncusia bergii | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Alatuncusia |
| Species: | A. bergii |
| Binomial name | |
| Alatuncusia bergii (Möschler, 1890)[1] | |
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Alatuncusia bergii, Berg's Alatuncusia Moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1890. It is found in the West Indies (including Puerto Rico[2] Cuba and Jamaica), from Mexico to Venezuela and in southern Florida.
The wingspan is 22 mm. Adults are on wing from July to December in Florida.
The larvae feed on Capparis cynophallophora.[3]
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Bug Guide