Hahncappsia pseudobliteralis
| Hahncappsia pseudobliteralis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Hahncappsia |
| Species: | H. pseudobliteralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Hahncappsia pseudobliteralis (Capps, 1967) | |
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Hahncappsia pseudobliteralis 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 Arizona and Texas.[2] It has also been recorded from Mexico (Morelos).
The wingspan is 21–24 mm for males and 22–26 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to September in the United States and in May in Mexico.
The larvae feed on Ipomoea species. Full-grown larvae reach a length of 24 mm. They have a brown body and sordid white head.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)
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