Chalcoela pegasalis

Chalcoela pegasalis, the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, the French Antilles, Puerto Rico[2] and from southern Ontario and Maryland to Florida, east to Texas and north to Illinois.

Chalcoela pegasalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Chalcoela
Species:
C. pegasalis
Binomial name
Chalcoela pegasalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta pegasalis Walker, 1859
  • Cataclysta egressalis Walker, 1866
  • Cataclysta principalis Walker, 1866
  • Cataclysta robinsonii Grote, 1871
  • Chalcoela discedalis Möschler, 1890

The wingspan is 14–18 mm. The forewings are brown in the basal and terminal areas, but speckled with grey in the median area. Both the antemedial and postmedial lines are white. The hindwings are speckled grey with two blackish patches in the lower median area. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of Polistes species.[3]

References
  1. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. BugGuide


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