Hileithia differentialis
| Hileithia differentialis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Bocchoris |
| Species: | B. differentialis |
| Binomial name | |
| Bocchoris differentialis (Dyar, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Bocchoris differentialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914.[1] It is found in Florida and Texas[2] and from the West Indies to Central America (including Panama).
The wingspan is 13-14 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow with small costal dots.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to April and from July to December in Florida.
The larvae feed on Blechum brownei and Baccharis species.[4]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 266
- ↑ Bug Guide