Perispasta

Perispasta is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Perispasta caeculalis, Titian Peale's pyralid moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec west to British Columbia, south to Florida, Texas and Colorado.[2] The habitat consists of fields and meadows.[3]

Perispasta
Perispasta caeculalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Perispasta

Zeller, 1875[1]
Species:
P. caeculalis
Binomial name
Perispasta caeculalis
Zeller, 1875
Synonyms
  • Perispasta immixtalis Grote, 1881

The wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a white discal bar. The hindwings are white.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November, depending on the location.

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Bug Guide
  4. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum


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