Crambus bigelovi
| Crambus bigelovi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crambus |
| Species: | C. bigelovi
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| Binomial name | |
| Crambus bigelovi Klots, 1967
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Crambus bigelovi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Alexander Barrett Klots in 1967.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Wyoming.[2]
The length of the forewings is about 12 mm for males and 11 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is brown with a brassy luster. The hindwings are pale brownish white.
Etymology
The species is named for David Bigelow of the Buffalo Museum of Science.[3]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ Two New Species of Crambus Fabricius from Western North America (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae); Alexander B. Klots; Journal of the New York Entomological Society; Vol. 75, No. 3 (Sep., 1967), pp. 154-158.