Ercta vittata

Ercta vittata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ercta
Species: E. vittata
Binomial name
Ercta vittata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena vittata Fabricius, 1794
  • Ercta tipulalis Walker, 1859
  • Euclasta torquillalis Möschler, 1890
  • Euclasta torquittalis
  • Lineodes valsaynalis Kaye, 1923
  • Stenia hemialis Guenée, 1854

Ercta vittata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the West Indies (Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba) and South America (including Trinidad and Brazil).[1] It has also been recorded from Costa Rica[2] and southern Florida.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
  3. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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