Thaumatopsis floridella

Thaumatopsis floridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Thaumatopsis
Species: T. floridella
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis floridella
Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Synonyms
  • Thaumatopsis floridalis Klots, 1983

Thaumatopsis floridella, the Floridian grass-veneer, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina.[2] It is also found in Cuba.

The wingspan is 23–31 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Bug Guide


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