Trischistognatha pyrenealis

Trischistognatha pyrenealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Mexico, Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras), the West Indies (including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Cuba)[2] and the southeastern United States,[3] where it has been recorded from Georgia to Florida and from Alabama to Texas.

Trischistognatha pyrenealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Trischistognatha
Species:
T. pyrenealis
Binomial name
Trischistognatha pyrenealis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys pyrenealis Walker, 1859
  • Botys medonalis Walker, 1859
  • Evergestis dyaralis Fernald, 1901
  • Orobena implicitalis Moeschler 1890

The wingspan is 20–21 mm. Adults are on wing from January to August in the southern United States.

The larvae feed on Drypetes lateriflora in Florida.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moths of Jamaica
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. BugGuide


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