Haimbachia albescens

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Haimbachia albescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Haimbachia
Species:
H. albescens
Binomial name
Haimbachia albescens
Capps, 1965

Haimbachia albescens, the silvered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1965. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, [2] Illinois and southern Ontario.

The wingspan is 18 mm for males and 18–20 mm for females. The forewings are whitish with fine dusky scales. [3] Adults are on wing in June and July. [4]

The larvae feed on Panicum virgatum . [5]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
  4. Bug Guide
  5. Stem-Boring Caterpillars of Switchgrass in the Mid-western United States