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Species Microcrambus minor - Hodges#5422

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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 Microcrambus
Species minor (Microcrambus minor - Hodges#5422)
Hodges Number
5422
Explanation of Names
Author: Forbes, 1920
Size
Northern specimens forewing length: 6.3-7.0 mm. Southern specimens (Florida and Louisiana) forewing length: 5.1-6.0 mm. (1)
Print References
Klots, A. B., 1968. The North American Microcrambus (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 76:14
Works Cited
1.The North American Microcrambus (Lepidoptera: Pyralididae)
A. B. Klots. 1968. Journal of the New York Entomological Society, 76: 9-21.