Arequipa turbatella
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| Arequipa turbatella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Arequipa Walker, 1863[1] |
| Species: | A. turbatella
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| Arequipa turbatella Walker, 1863
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Arequipa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Arequipa turbatella, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Quebec and West Virginia.[2]
The wingspan is 22–25 mm. The forewings are snow white with two dark brown dots at the end of the cell and one or two dots below the outer fourth of the cell. The hindwings are snow white.[3] Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Fernald, C.H. 1896. The Crambidae of North America. Massachusetts Agricultural College. 44
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Bug Guide