Hileithia magualis

Hileithia magualis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hileithia
Species: H. magualis
Binomial name
Hileithia magualis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx magualis Guenée, 1854
  • Nacoleia magnalis
  • Asopia curtalis Walker, 1866
  • Botys belusalis Walker, 1859
  • Samea medealis Walker, 1859

Hileithia magualis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[2] It is also found in the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Cuba.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from March to December.

References

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


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