Eoparargyractis floridalis

Eoparargyractis floridalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Eoparargyractis
Species: E. floridalis
Binomial name
Eoparargyractis floridalis
Lange, 1956

Eoparargyractis floridalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lange in 1956.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida[2] and South Carolina.[3]

The wingspan is 16 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is white with a transverse subbasal brown line and a submedian transverse band, the outer margin outlined in brown. The hindwings have a postbasal transverse band. The margins are outlined in brown and there is a median area with a white background irrorated with fuscous scales.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May, in July and from September to November.

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. South Carolina Moths
  4. Lange, W.H., 1956: A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America: (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae). Wasman Journal of Biology, San Francisco 14 (1): 59–144. Full article: .


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