Xubida dentilineatella

Xubida dentilineatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Xubida
Species: X. dentilineatella
Binomial name
Xubida dentilineatella
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)[1]
Synonyms
  • Platytes dentilineatella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

Xubida dentilineatella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1913.[2] It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona.

The wingspan is about 18 mm for males and 22 mm for females. Adults are on wing from July to August.

The larvae bore into Saccharum species.[3]

References

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