Hahncappsia neobliteralis

Hahncappsia neobliteralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Washington D.C. and West Virginia.[2]

Hahncappsia neobliteralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Hahncappsia
Species:
H. neobliteralis
Binomial name
Hahncappsia neobliteralis
(Capps, 1967)
Synonyms
  • Loxostege neobliteralis Capps, 1967

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.[3]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea species.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3561)
  4. Hahncappsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms


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