Contiger

Last updated • a couple of secsFrom Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Contiger
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Acentropinae
Genus: Contiger
Lange, 1956 [1]
Species:
C. vittatalis
Binomial name
Contiger vittatalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma vittatalisDyar, 1906

Contiger is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Contiger vittatalis, which is found on North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from March to April, from June to July and from September to October. [2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. mothphotographersgroup