Agriphila attenuata
| Agriphila attenuata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Agriphila |
| Species: | A. attenuata |
| Binomial name | |
| Agriphila attenuata (Grote, 1880) | |
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Agriphila attenuata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal California, Washington, Wyoming, British Columbia and Alberta.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.
The wingspan is 24-26 mm. The forewings are pale cinereous with fuscous areas and a scattered dark scales. The hindwings are pale fuscous. Adults are on wing from late August to early September.
The larvae probably feed on grasses.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
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