Hahncappsia neobliteralis

Hahncappsia neobliteralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hahncappsia
Species: H. neobliteralis
Binomial name
Hahncappsia neobliteralis
(Capps, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Loxostege neobliteralis Capps, 1967

Hahncappsia neobliteralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Capps in 1967.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 18-24 mm for males and 22-23 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea species.[4]

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