Crocidophora pustuliferalis

Crocidophora pustuliferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina.[2]

Crocidophora pustuliferalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Crocidophora
Species:
C. pustuliferalis
Binomial name
Crocidophora pustuliferalis
Lederer, 1863

Adults have been recorded on wing from December to September.

The larvae web the terminal leaves of Arundinaria species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "801417.00 – 4943 – Crocidophora pustuliferalis – Lederer, 1863". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  3. ^ Moths of Maryland