Thaumatopsis edonis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Crambini |
Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
Species: | T. edonis |
Binomial name | |
Thaumatopsis edonis (Grote, 1880) | |
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Thaumatopsis edonis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma and South Carolina. [2] It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut. [3]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to November.