Hahncappsia neobliteralis Capps, 1967
Hahncappsia neobliteralis: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6679
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Hodges #4965 
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Hahncappsia neobliteralis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hahncappsia
Species:
H. neobliteralis
Binomial name
Hahncappsia neobliteralis
(Capps, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Loxostege neobliteralis Capps, 1967

Hahncappsia neobliteralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.[2]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea species.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3561)
  4. ^ Hahncappsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms