Thaumatopsis pexellus
| Thaumatopsis pexellus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
| Species: | T. pexellus |
| Binomial name | |
| Thaumatopsis pexellus (Zeller, 1863) | |
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Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in most of North America.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.
The wingspan is 21-32 mm. The forewings are yellowish grey with a whitish line, the outer half bounded above by a thicker dark brown line. There is a terminal row of three to five dark dots.[3] Adults are on wing from July to early September in most of the range.
The larvae feed on various grasses.[4]
Subspecies
- Thaumatopsis pexellus pexellus
- Thaumatopsis pexellus coloradella Kearfott, 1908 (Colorado, California, Alberta)
- Thaumatopsis pexellus gibsonella Kearfott, 1908
- Thaumatopsis pexellus strictalis (Dyar, 1914) (Mexico)
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum
- ↑ Bug Guide
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