Bicilia iarchasalis
Bicilia iarchasalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Bicilia |
Species: | B. iarchasalis |
Binomial name | |
Bicilia iarchasalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Bicilia iarchasalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida[1] and Texas, as well as in Mexico, Cuba,[2] the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico and Venezuela.[3]
Adults are on wing from March to May and from August to September.
The larvae feed on Rivinia humilis.[4]
References
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Bicilia at funet
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Bug Guide