Neocataclysta
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| Genus: | Neocataclysta Lange, 1956[1]
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| Species: | N. magnificalis
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| Neocataclysta magnificalis (Hübner, 1796)
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Neocataclysta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Neocataclysta magnificalis, the scrollwork pyralid moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario and South Carolina.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. The hindwings have a yellow band along the outer margin with six black spots.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.[3]
References[]
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
Categories:
- Acentropinae
- Crambidae genera
- Acentropinae stubs