Thaumatopsis floridella

Thaumatopsis floridella, the Floridian grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina and South Carolina.[2] It is also found in Cuba.

Thaumatopsis floridella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Thaumatopsis
Species:	T. floridella
Binomial name
Thaumatopsis floridella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
Synonyms
Thaumatopsis floridalis Klots, 1983

The wingspan is 23–31 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae feed on Gramineae (grass) species.[3]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
2. "800854.00 – 5443 – Thaumatopsis floridella – Floridian Grass-veneer Moth – Barnes & McDunnough, 1913". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.
3. Heiman, Maury J. (May 13, 2019). "Species Thaumatopsis floridella - Floridian Grass-veneer Moth - Hodges#5443". BugGuide. Retrieved June 9, 2019.