A Four-spotted Palpita Moth in Sanibel, Florida (3/17/2007).
Photo by
Bob Patterson
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Description
BugGuide: Kimball's Palpita (Palpita kimballi) forewing lacks dark dots along basal half of costal strip, and hindwing lacks discal dot.
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A Four-spotted Palpita Moth in Sanibel, Florida (3/17/2007).
Media by
Bob Patterson.
Source: Wikipedia
| Palpita quadristigmalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. quadristigmalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita quadristigmalis (Guenée, 1854)
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Palpita quadristigmalis, the four-spotted palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec and Ontario to Florida, west to Arizona and north to Colorado.[2]
The length of the forewings is 13.5-14.5 mm.
The larvae feed on Ligustrum species.[3]
The larvae have also been found feeding on Olea europaea (olive) in Texas. They are recognized as a potential pest, as they are able to defoliate entire orchards and will also feed on the olive fruit.
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bug Guide