Palpita freemanalis
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Palpita |
Species: | P. freemanalis
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Binomial name | |
Palpita freemanalis Munroe, 1952
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Palpita freemanalis, or Freeman's palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1952.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 20–22 mm.[3] Adults have been recorded from March to September, with most records from August.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801362.00 – 5140 – Mimorista trimaculalis (Grote, 1878)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (May 27, 2016). "Species Palpita freemanalis - Freeman's Palpita Moth - Hodges#5225". BugGuide. Retrieved January 17, 2021.