Palpita flegia

Palpita flegia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Palpita
Species:	P. flegia
Binomial name
Palpita flegia (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
Phalaena Pyralis flegia Cramer, 1777 Margarodes flegyalis Guenée, 1854 Margarodes phantasmalis Guenée, 1854 Margaronia virginalis Hübner, 1825 Paradosis villosalis Zeller, 1852 Pyralis flegialis Poey, 1832

Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil,[1] Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico,[2] the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas.

The moth is about 46 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.[4]

References

1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. BOLD Systems
3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
4. Bug Guide