Tosale oviplagalis

Tosale oviplagalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Tosale
Species: T. oviplagalis
Binomial name
Tosale oviplagalis
(Walker, 1866)
Synonyms
  • Fabatana oviplagalis Walker, 1866
  • Asopia anthoecioides Grote & Robinson, 1867
  • Siparocera nobilis Grote, 1875

The Dimorphic Tosale Moth (Tosale oviplagalis) is a moth of the Pyralidae family. It is found from eastern North America[1] (from New York to Florida and west to Illinois and Texas) south to Colombia and Peru.[2]

Adults are sexually dimorphic. Males are brownish and have elongated scales at the tip of the abdomen. Females have a similar pattern, but in shades of grey. Adults are on wing from May to September.[3]

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