Ercta vittata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found in the West Indies (Puerto Rico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Cuba) and South America (including Trinidad and Brazil).[1] It has also been recorded from Costa Rica[2] and southern Florida.[3]

Ercta vittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ercta
Species:
E. vittata
Binomial name
Ercta vittata
(Fabricius, 1794)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena vittata Fabricius, 1794
  • Ercta tipulalis Walker, 1859
  • Euclasta torquillalis Möschler, 1890
  • Euclasta torquittalis
  • Lineodes valsaynalis Kaye, 1923
  • Stenia hemialis Guenée, 1854

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ "801278.00 – 5111 – Ercta vittata – (Fabricius, 1794)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2018.