Leptosteges xantholeucalis

Leptosteges xantholeucalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leptosteges
Species: L. xantholeucalis
Binomial name
Leptosteges xantholeucalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Parthenodes xantholeucalis Guenée, 1854
  • Patissa xantholeucalis
  • Scirpophaga fasciella Fernald, 1887

Leptosteges xantholeucalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Mississippi[2] and North Carolina. It is also found in Cuba.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in March, from May to September and in November.

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup