Thaumatopsis edonis

Thaumatopsis edonis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Thaumatopsis
Species:
T. edonis
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis edonis
(Grote, 1880)
Synonyms
  • Crambus (Propexus) edonis Grote, 1880

Thaumatopsis edonis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, Oklahoma and South Carolina.[2] It is listed as threatened in the US state of Connecticut.[3]

The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from August to November.

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. ^ "800849.00 – 5438 – Thaumatopsis edonis – (Grote, 1880)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  3. ^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 27, 2018.


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