Eustixia
| Eustixia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Eustixia Hübner, 1823 |
| Species: | E. pupula |
| Binomial name | |
| Eustixia pupula Hübner, 1823[1] | |
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Eustixia is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family, consisting of only one species, the spotted peppergrass moth (Eustixia pupula). It is found from Massachusetts to Florida, west to Texas and north to Ontario.[2]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.
The larvae feed on the leaves of Lepidium species, Thlaspi arvense and cabbage.
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ↑ "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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