Peppered Haimbachia Moth
Haimbachia placidellus (Haimbach, 1907)
Peppered Haimbachia Moth: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/6816
Synonyms
Haimbachia placidella  Hodges #5489 
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202 Records

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Status

Commonly collected in Maryland, but habitat and host are unknown, except that it occurs in moist, grassy places (Glaser, MicroMoths).

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Haimbachia placidellus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Haimbachiini
Genus: Haimbachia
Species:
H. placidellus
Binomial name
Haimbachia placidellus
(Haimbach, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus placidellus Haimbach, 1907
  • Haimbachia placidella

Haimbachia placidellus, the peppered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Frank Haimbach in 1907.[2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New York and Massachusetts to South Carolina, west to Tennessee.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Bug Guide


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