Hileithia differentialis

Hileithia differentialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Bocchoris
Species: B. differentialis
Binomial name
Bocchoris differentialis
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Bocchoris differentialis Dyar, 1914

Bocchoris differentialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914.[1] It is found in Florida and Texas[2] and from the West Indies to Central America (including Panama).

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow with small costal dots.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to April and from July to December in Florida.

The larvae feed on Blechum brownei and Baccharis species.[4]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 266
  4. Bug Guide


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