Petrophila schaefferalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Petrophila |
Species: | P. schaefferalis
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Binomial name | |
Petrophila schaefferalis (
Dyar, 1906)
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Synonyms | |
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Petrophila schaefferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in Mexico ( Xalapa) [1] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Texas. [2]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.
The larvae are aquatic. [3]
Petrophila schaefferalis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Petrophila |
Species: | P. schaefferalis
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Binomial name | |
Petrophila schaefferalis (
Dyar, 1906)
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Synonyms | |
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Petrophila schaefferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in Mexico ( Xalapa) [1] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Texas. [2]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.
The larvae are aquatic. [3]