Pseudoschinia

Pseudoschinia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Eurrhypini
Genus:	Pseudoschinia; Munroe, 1961
Species:	P. elautalis
Binomial name
	Pseudoschinia elautalis; (Grote, 1881)
Synonyms
	Eurycreon elautalis Grote, 1881; Emprepes magnalis Hulst, 1886;

Pseudoschinia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Pseudoschinia elautalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.^[2]

The length of the forewings is 10–13 mm. The forewings are pale ochreous yellow.^[3] The hindwings are white. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on Ferocactus cylindraceus, Ferocactus wislizeni, Opuntia and Cylindropuntia species.^[4]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Grote, A.R., 1881. New moths from Arizona, with remarks on Catocala and Heliothis. Papilio 1(9), p. 168
^ Bug Guide

External links

Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Grote, A.R., 1881. New moths from Arizona, with remarks on Catocala and Heliothis. Papilio 1(9), p. 168

[4] Bug Guide

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