Terastia meticulosalis
Terastia meticulosalis | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Terastia |
Species: | T. meticulosalis
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Binomial name | |
Terastia meticulosalis Guenee, 1854
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Terastia meticulosalis, the erythrina twigborer or erythrina borer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.
The wingspan is about 39 mm.
The larvae feed on Erythrina species.[1]
References[]
External links[]
- Bug Guide
- Image
- Moths of Jamaica
- Terastia meticulosalis on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site
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Categories:
- Moths described in 1854
- Spilomelinae
- Margaroniini stubs