Tlascala (genus)

Tlascala
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Tlascala[1] Hulst, 1890
Species:	T. reductella
Binomial name
Tlascala reductella (Walker, 1863)
Synonyms
Nephopterix reductella Walker, 1863 Pempelia gleditschiella Fernald, 1881

Tlascala is a genus of snout moths. It contains only one species, Tlascala reductella, the Tlascala Moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida to Illinois and Kentucky, as well as in Ontario.^[2] It has also been recorded from Honduras.

The wingspan is about 20 mm (0.79 in). The forewings are banded with various colours. The first band is brownish, then a black, whitish and finally a pale brownish-grey abnd. There are two black discal spots in the median area and the subterminal line is black. The terminal line consists of a series of black dashes. The hindwings are brownish-grey.^[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from February to September, with most records from April to July.

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