Epicorsia oedipodalis

Epicorsia oedipodalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Epicorsia
Species: E. oedipodalis
Binomial name
Epicorsia oedipodalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys oedipodalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys butyrosa Butler, 1878

Epicorsia oedipodalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found on Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and in Florida[2] and Georgia.

The wingspan is about 38 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from February to May and from August to December in the southern United States.[4]

The larvae feed on Citharexylum, Coccolobis and Nectandra coriacea.

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