Thaumatopsis pexellus

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Thaumatopsis pexellus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Thaumatopsis
Species:
T. pexellus
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis pexellus
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus pexellusZeller, 1863
  • Crambus macropterellusZeller, 1863
  • Thaumatopsis longipalpusMorrison, 1874
  • Ubida pexellus strictalisDyar, 1914
  • Thaumatopsis idionDyar, 1919
  • Thaumatopsis pexella

Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863. [1] It is found in most of North America. [2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 21–32 mm. The forewings are yellowish grey with a whitish line, the outer half bounded above by a thicker dark brown line. There is a terminal row of three to five dark dots. [3] Adults are on wing from July to early September in most of the range.

The larvae feed on various grasses. [4]

Subspecies

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References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ "Species Details: Thaumatopsis pexella coloradella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ↑ Bug Guide


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