Hemiplatytes prosenes is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1912.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of California, Colorado and Utah.[2]

Hemiplatytes prosenes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: incertae sedis
Genus: Hemiplatytes
Species:
H. prosenes
Binomial name
Hemiplatytes prosenes
(Dyar, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Diatraea prosenes Dyar, 1912
  • Alamogordia prosenes

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are on wing from June to September.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bug Guide