Hahncappsia mancalis

Hahncappsia mancalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hahncappsia
Species: H. mancalis
Binomial name
Hahncappsia mancalis
(Lederer, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Botys mancalis Lederer, 1863

Hahncappsia mancalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida, Texas and Arizona and further south to Mexico and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus retroflexus, Mentha, Ipomoea, Nicotiana and Rumex.

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