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Epicorsia oedipodalis

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Species of moth

Epicorsia oedipodalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Epicorsia
Species: E. oedipodalis
Binomial name
Epicorsia oedipodalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Botys oedipodalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys butyrosa Butler, 1878

Epicorsia oedipodalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found on Jamaica, Haiti, Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas and in the US states of Florida and Georgia.

The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are on wing from February to May and from August to December in the southern United States.

The larvae feed on Citharexylum, Coccolobis and Nectandra coriacea.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Epicorsia oedipodalis (Guenée, 1854)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Epicorsia oedipodalis - Hodges#4938". BugGuide. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  4. "801411.00 – 4938 – Epicorsia oedipodalis – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
Taxon identifiers
Epicorsia oedipodalis


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