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Hoterodes ausonia

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Hoterodes ausonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hoterodes
Species:
H. ausonia
Binomial name
Hoterodes ausonia
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena ausonia Cramer, 1777
  • Hoterodes ausonialis Guenée, 1854
  • Margaronia canastralis Hübner, [1825]

Hoterodes ausonia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777.[1] It is found from Florida, through Central America (including Costa Rica,[2] Belize[3] and Honduras) to Suriname and Ecuador.[4] It is also found in Cuba and Puerto Rico.

The wingspan is about 32 mm.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Moths of Belize
  4. ^ Bug Guide
  5. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.