Leucochroma corope

Leucochroma corope
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucochroma
Species:
L. corope
Binomial name
Leucochroma corope
(Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena corope Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781
  • Botys selectalis Walker, 1866
  • Leucochroma coropealis Guenée, 1854
  • Epipagis corrivalis Hübner, [1825]
  • Leucochroma minoralis Warren, 1889
  • Leucochroma mineralis
  • Phalaena Pyralis splendidalis Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781

Leucochroma corope is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found from the West Indies and Central America (including Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica) to South America (including Suriname and Colombia). It is an introduced species in Florida.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing from January to June, in August and from November to December in Florida.

References

  1. ^ BOLD Systems
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  4. ^ Bug Guide