Phostria tedea

Phostria tedea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phostria
Species:
P. tedea
Binomial name
Phostria tedea
(Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1780)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Pyralis tedea Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1780

Phostria tedea is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1780. It is found in the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, to Central America, including Mexico, Costa Rica and Belize.

The wingspan is about 33 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in August and September.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ BOLD Systems
  4. ↑ Moths of Belize