Edia semiluna

Edia semiluna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Edia
Species: E. semiluna
Binomial name
Edia semiluna
(Smith, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Lythrodes semiluna Smith, 1905
  • Cynaeda bidentalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912
  • Edia microstagma Dyar, 1913

Edia semiluna is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Smith in 1905.[1] It is found in southern Arizona and Mexico.

The length of the forewings is 8–10 mm.[2] The ground colour of the forewings is white with a faint olivaceous tinge. The basal area is olivaceous brown from the costa to the inner margin. The hindwings are white, with a smoky margin.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in May, August and October.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Bug Guide
  3. ↑ Smith, J.B., 1905. New Noctuidae for 1905. No. 1. The Canadian Entomologist, 37: 67
  4. ↑ mothphotographersgroup


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