| Stegea salutalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Stegea |
| Species: | S. salutalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Stegea salutalis (Hulst, 1886) | |
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Stegea salutalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah. [2] In the south, the range extends to north-western Mexico.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. [3] Adults exhibit considerable geographic and seasonal variation. They are on wing from April to September in two generations per year. [4]