Petrophila fulicalis

Petrophila fulicalis
	Adult
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Petrophila
Species:	P. fulicalis
Binomial name
	Petrophila fulicalis; (Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
	Cataclysta fulicalis Clemens, 1860; Elophila fulicalis; Argyractis fulicalis; Parargyractis fulicalis; Cataclysta angulatalis Lederer, 1863;

Petrophila fulicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.^[2]

The wingspan 13–18 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white with grayish-brown bands and dark speckling. The hindwings are white with a dark median band, a patch of dark speckling near the costa and a line of black pale-centered spots along the outer margin. Adults are on wing from late May to October.

The larvae are aquatic and probably feed on diatoms and algae.^[3]

References

^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
^ Bug Guide

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.

[3] Bug Guide

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