Arequipa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Arequipa turbatella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and West Virginia.[2]

Arequipa turbatella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Arequipa
Walker, 1863[1]
Species:
A. turbatella
Binomial name
Arequipa turbatella
Walker, 1863
Synonyms
  • Crambus bipunctellus Zeller, 1863

The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are snow white with two dark brown dots at the end of the cell and one or two dots below the outer fourth of the cell. The hindwings are snow white.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Fernald, C.H. 1896. The Crambidae of North America. Massachusetts Agricultural College. 44   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Bug Guide