Desmia ufeus

Desmia ufeus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species:
D. ufeus
Binomial name
Desmia ufeus
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena (Noctua) ufeus Cramer, 1777
  • Aediodes orbalis Guenée, 1854
  • Desmia bulisalis Walker, 1859
  • Desmia divisalis Walker, 1866
  • Desmia prognealis Walker, 1859
  • Desmia viduatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Hyalitis ufealis Guenée, 1854

Desmia ufeus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Cuba and Florida.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ BOLD Systems
  3. ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.