Genus Raphiptera

Classification · Numbers · Size · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Internet References

unknown Crambid Snout Moths - Raphiptera argillaceellus

Diminutive Grass-veneer - Raphiptera argillaceellus

Crambid Moth - Raphiptera argillaceellus

Hodges #5293 - Diminutive Grass-veneer Moth - Raphiptera argillaceellus

Florida Moth - Raphiptera argillaceellus

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Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)

Superfamily Pyraloidea (Pyralid and Crambid Snout Moths)

Family Crambidae (Crambid Snout Moths)

Subfamily Crambinae (Crambine Snout Moths)

Tribe Crambini (Grass-Veneers)

Genus Raphiptera

Numbers

1 species in North America listed at All-Leps

Size

wingspan about 15 mm, based on photo by Jim Vargo at MPG

Identification

Adult: forewing outer margin falcate near apex, resulting in sharply-pointed tip; forewing light brown to brownish-gray with slender white stripe, tapered at both ends, extending from base to subterminal area, and with blackish tooth along lower edge about two-thirds from base; subterminal line black, V-shaped; black apical dash bordered below by triangular white patch; dark oblique line from costa to white strip represents upper portion of PM line; hindwing light gray

Range

Quebec to Florida, west to Texas, north to Alberta

Season

adults fly from June to August

Food

larvae probably feed on grasses

Internet References

live and pinned adult images of R. argillaceela by Robert Patterson and Jim Vargo respectively, plus common name reference (Moth Photographers Group)

pinned adult image of R. argillaceela plus photos of related species by Jim Vargo (Moth Photographers Group)

pinned adult image of R. argillaceela and presence in Quebec (All-Leps)

flight season in Alberta (Strickland Entomological Museum, U. of Alberta)

presence in Texas; list (James Gillaspy, U. of Texas)

presence in Florida; list (John Heppner, Florida State Collection of Arthropods)

presence in Ontario; list (NHIC; Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources)

Contributed by Robin McLeod on 27 July, 2006 - 10:18pm

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