Cromarcha stroudagnesia

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Cromarcha stroudagnesia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cromarcha
Species:
C. stroudagnesia
Binomial name
Cromarcha stroudagnesia
Solis, 2003

Cromarcha stroudagnesia is a species of snout moth. It was first described by Maria Alma Solis in 2003 and is endemic to Costa Rica. [1]

The length of the forewings is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) for females and 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in) for males.

The larvae bore in shoots of Tabebuia ochracea and Handroanthus impetiginosus . There is generally only one larva per shoot. Pupation takes place at the base of the tunnel.

References

  1. "Cromarcha stroudagnesia, a new chrysauginae species boring in shoots of Tabebuia ochracea (Bignoniaceae) in a Costa Rica dry forest (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Chrysauginae)".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)