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Cromarcha stroudagnesia

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Cromarcha stroudagnesia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Cromarcha
Species:
C. stroudagnesia
Binomial name
Cromarcha stroudagnesia
Solis, 2003

Cromarcha stroudagnesia is a species of snout moth. It was described by Solis in 2003 and is endemic to Costa Rica.[1]

The length of the forewings is 8–10 millimetres (0.31–0.39 in) for females and 5–9 millimetres (0.20–0.35 in) for males.

The larvae bore in shoots of Tabebuia ochracea and Handroanthus impetiginosus. There is generally only one larva per shoot. Pupation takes place at the base of the tunnel.

References

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  1. ^ "Cromarcha stroudagnesia, a new chrysauginae species boring in shoots of Tabebuia ochracea (Bignoniaceae) in a Costa Rica dry forest (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Chrysauginae)". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)