Omphalocera occidentalis

Omphalocera occidentalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Omphalocera. It was described by William Barnes and Foster Hendrickson Benjamin in 1924 and is known from the US states of Nevada, Arizona and New Mexico.[2]

Omphalocera occidentalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Omphalocera[1]
Species:
O. occidentalis
Binomial name
Omphalocera occidentalis

The wingspan is about 42 mm for females and 34 mm for males.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. "800005.00 – 5626 – Omphalocera occidentalis – Barnes & Benjamin, 1924". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.


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