Haimbachia placidellus

Haimbachia placidellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Haimbachia
Species: H. placidellus
Binomial name
Haimbachia placidellus
(Haimbach, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus placidellus Haimbach, 1907
  • Haimbachia placidella

Haimbachia placidellus, the peppered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Haimbach in 1907.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee.

The wingspan is about 17-18 mm. The forewings are pale tan to whitish with dark speckling. The hindwings are pale yellowish with a darker terminal line. Adults are on wing from May to July.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.[3]

References

  1. mothphotographersgroup
  2. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. Bug Guide
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