Thaumatopsis pexellus

Thaumatopsis pexellus
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. pexellus
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis pexellus
(Zeller, 1863)
Synonyms
  • Crambus pexellus Zeller, 1863
  • Crambus macropterellus Zeller, 1863
  • Thaumatopsis longipalpus Morrison, 1874
  • Ubida pexellus strictalis Dyar, 1914
  • Thaumatopsis idion Dyar, 1919
  • Thaumatopsis pexella

Thaumatopsis pexellus, the woolly grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1863.[1] It is found in most of North America.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 21–32 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from July to early September in most of the range.

The larvae feed on various grasses.[4]

Subspecies

  • Thaumatopsis pexellus pexellus
  • Thaumatopsis pexellus coloradella Kearfott, 1908 (Colorado, California, Alberta)
  • Thaumatopsis pexellus gibsonella Kearfott, 1908
  • Thaumatopsis pexellus strictalis (Dyar, 1914) (Mexico)

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ "Species Details: Thaumatopsis pexella coloradella". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.
  4. ^ Bug Guide


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