Usingeriessa brunnildalis

Usingeriessa brunnildalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Usingeriessa
Species: U. brunnildalis
Binomial name
Usingeriessa brunnildalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Elophila brunnildalis Dyar, 1906

Usingeriessa brunnildalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.[1] It has been recorded in the US states of California and Texas.[2]

The length of the forewings is 7.5–11 mm. The forewings are dark brown, but lighter in the median area and at the anal angle. The hindwings are gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from August to October.

The larvae live on rocks in streams covered in algae.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Dyar, H.G. 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 14, No. 2, p. (91)
  4. ↑ Bug Guide


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