Thaumatopsis fernaldella

Thaumatopsis fernaldella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Thaumatopsis
Species:	T. fernaldella
Binomial name
	Thaumatopsis fernaldella; Kearfott, 1905
Synonyms
	Thaumatopsis fernaldella lagunella Dyar, 1912; Thaumatopsis fernaldella nortella Kearfott, 1905;

Thaumatopsis fernaldella is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Kearfott in 1905.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, California, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Saskatchewan and Texas.^[2] The habitat consists of prairies.

The wingspan is 23–31 mm. The forewings are ashy grey to whitish brown with a white median streak and a terminal row of seven dark dots.^[3] Adults are on wing from April to October.

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum

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