Petrophila fulicalis

Petrophila fulicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]

Petrophila fulicalis
Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Petrophila
Species:
P. fulicalis
Binomial name
Petrophila fulicalis
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta fulicalis Clemens, 1860
  • Elophila fulicalis
  • Argyractis fulicalis
  • Parargyractis fulicalis
  • Cataclysta angulatalis Lederer, 1863

The wingspan 13–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white with grayish-brown bands and dark speckling. The hindwings are white with a dark median band, a patch of dark speckling near the costa and a line of black pale-centered spots along the outer margin. Adults are on wing from late May to October.

The larvae are aquatic and probably feed on diatoms and algae.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. Bug Guide



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