Terastia meticulosalis
| Terastia meticulosalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Terastia |
| Species: | T. meticulosalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Terastia meticulosalis Guenee, 1854 | |
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Terastia meticulosalis, the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.
The wingspan is about 39 mm.
The larvae feed on Erythrina species.[1]
References
External links
- Bug Guide
- Image
- Moths of Jamaica
- Terastia meticulosalis on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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