A Reed-boring Crambid Moth. Source taxonomy: Scirpophaga repugnatalis.
A Reed-boring Crambid Moth in Florida (3/15/2007).
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A Reed-boring Crambid Moth.
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A Reed-boring Crambid Moth. Source taxonomy: Scirpophaga repugnatalis.
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John Glaser.
A Reed-boring Crambid Moth in Florida (3/15/2007).
Media by
Bob Patterson.
A Reed-boring Crambid Moth.
Media by
Hugh McGuinness.
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Carectocultus perstrialis, the reed-boring crambid moth, is a species of a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.[2] Outside of the United States, it has also been recorded from the West Indies (including the Bahamas, Cuba and the Dominican Republic) and South America (including Venezuela).
Adults are on wing year round in Florida and from June to August in the rest of the United States.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800695.00 – 5307 – Carectocultus perstrialis – Reed-boring Crambid Moth – (Hübner, 1831)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 10, 2019.