| Choristostigma disputalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Choristostigma |
| Species: | C. disputalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Choristostigma disputalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917) | |
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Choristostigma disputalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California and Oregon. [2]
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.
James Halliday McDunnough was a Canadian entomologist best known for his work with North American Lepidoptera, but who also made important contributions about North American Ephemeroptera.
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are very similar to Choristostigma elegantalis , but the ground colour of the forewings is paler, the orbicular and reniform spots filled with rather shiny whitish and the latter smaller and much more constricted centrally, being almost divided into two equal triangular spots. There is a faint silvery band in the costal portion of the wing and a broader bluish patch between the bend and the inner margin. The hindwings are paler than in C. elegantalis with only faint, smoky suffusion outwardly and an obsolescent postmedian line. [3] Adults have been recorded on wing from April to August.
The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).
Choristostigma elegantalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Warren in 1892. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Washington.
