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Stegea salutalis

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Stegea salutalis
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S. salutalis
Binomial name
Stegea salutalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Botis salutalis Hulst, 1886
  • Symphysa ochralis Haimbach, 1908

Stegea salutalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.[2] In the south, the range extends to north-western Mexico.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults exhibit considerable geographic and seasonal variation. They are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.[4]

Subspecies

  • Stegea salutalis salutalis (Oregon)
  • Stegea salutalis grisealis Munroe, 1972 (Texas)
  • Stegea salutalis ochralis (Haimbach, 1908) (Colorado)
  • Stegea salutalis riparialis Munroe, 1972 (California)

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Hulst, 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13(3-4): 150
  4. ^ Bug Guide