Crocidophora tuberculalis

Crocidophora tuberculalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crocidophora
Species: C. tuberculalis
Binomial name
Crocidophora tuberculalis
Lederer, 1863

Crocidophora tuberculalis, the pale-winged crocidiphora moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.[2]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are sexually dimorphic. They are on wing from March to August.[3]

References

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