Arthromastix

Arthromastix
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Asciodini
Genus:	Arthromastix; Warren, 1890
Species:	A. lauralis
Binomial name
	Arthromastix lauralis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Salbia lauralis Walker, 1859; Ceratoclasis verecundalis Berg, 1874;

Arthromastix is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Arthromastix lauralis, which is found in Central America (including Belize,^[2] Costa Rica),^[3] South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina), as well as the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

Description

The forewings are yellowish white with a broad cupreous-brown border and a yellow marginal line.^[4]

Behaviour and ecology

The larvae feed on Trichostigma octandrum.^[5]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-13.
^ Moths of Belize
^ BOLD Systems
^ Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 29: 107 – via Google Books. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 358

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-13.

[2] Moths of Belize

[3] BOLD Systems

[4] Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera: No. 22". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 29: 107 – via Google Books. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

[5] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 17: 358

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