Sericoplaga

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Sericoplaga
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Pyraustinae
Genus: Sericoplaga
Warren, 1892 [1]
Species:
S. externalis
Binomial name
Sericoplaga externalis
Warren, 1892
Synonyms
  • Loxostege macluraeRiley, 1893

Sericoplaga is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by William Warren in 1892. Its one species, Sericoplaga externalis, described by the same author in the same year, is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida and west to Texas. [2]

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Overview

Adults have been recorded on wing in February, from April to October and in December.

The larvae feed on Maclura pomifera . [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  2. "801469.00 – 4991 – Sericoplaga externalis – Warren, 1892". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  3. Savela, Markku. "Sericoplaga Warren, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved February 27, 2018.