Palpita flegia
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Palpita |
Species: | P. flegia
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Binomial name | |
Palpita flegia (Cramer, 1777)
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Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil,[1] Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico,[2] the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas.
The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Bug Guide