Stegea salutalis

Last updated

Stegea salutalis
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Stegea
Species:
S. salutalis
Binomial name
Stegea salutalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Botis salutalisHulst, 1886
  • Symphysa ochralisHaimbach, 1908

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]

Subspecies

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Hulst, 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13(3-4): 150
  4. Bug Guide