Palpita flegia
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| Palpita flegia | |
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| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. flegia
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita flegia (Cramer, 1777)
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Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil,[1] Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico,[2] the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas. The moth is about 46 mm.[3] The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.[4]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ↑ Bug Guide