Vaxi tripsacas

Vaxi tripsacas
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Argyria
Species:	A. tripsacas
Binomial name
	Argyria tripsacas; (Dyar, 1921)
Synonyms
	Crambus tripsacas Dyar, 1921; Vaxi tripsacas;

Argyria tripsacas is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida^[2] and Alabama. It is also present on the West Indies. The habitat consists of coastal dunes.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are white with three dark spots in the median area. Adults are on wing from February to July and again from October to December.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.^[3]

References

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

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[1] Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University

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

[3] Bug Guide

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