Lineodes triangulalis
Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,[1] Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.[2] In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[3]
| Lineodes triangulalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lineodes |
| Species: | L. triangulalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890 | |
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The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm. The wings are dark brown with narrow white medial and antemedial areas.
The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.[4]
References
- Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae
- "801220.00 – 5109 – Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
- Heiman, Maury J. (October 26, 2019). "Species Lineodes triangulalis - Lineodes triangulalis - Hodges#5109". BugGuide. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
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