Palpita kimballi | |
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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. kimballi
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Binomial name | |
Palpita kimballi
Munroe, 1959
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Palpita kimballi, or Kimball's palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. [2]
The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. [3] Adults are mainly on wing from July to October.
The species is named for Charles P. Kimball, the author of The Lepidoptera of Florida: An Annotated Checklist.
Palpita kimballi | |
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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. kimballi
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Binomial name | |
Palpita kimballi
Munroe, 1959
|
Palpita kimballi, or Kimball's palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959. [1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia. [2]
The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm. [3] Adults are mainly on wing from July to October.
The species is named for Charles P. Kimball, the author of The Lepidoptera of Florida: An Annotated Checklist.