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Palpita flegia

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Species of moth

Palpita flegia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species: P. flegia
Binomial name
Palpita flegia
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Pyralis flegia Cramer, 1777
  • Margarodes flegyalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margarodes phantasmalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margaronia virginalis Hübner, 1825
  • Paradosis villosalis Zeller, 1852
  • Pyralis flegialis Poey, 1832

Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas.

The moth is about 46 mm.

The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. Bug Guide
Taxon identifiers
Palpita flegia


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