Carectocultus perstrialis

Carectocultus perstrialis, the reed-boring crambid moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1831.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.[2] Outside of the United States, it has also been recorded from the West Indies (including the Bahamas, Cuba and the Dominican Republic) and South America (including Venezuela).

Carectocultus perstrialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Carectocultus
Species:
C. perstrialis
Binomial name
Carectocultus perstrialis
(Hübner, 1831)
Synonyms
  • Crambus serriradiellus Walker, 1863
  • Schoenobius macrinellus Zeller, 1866
  • Chilo repugnatalis Walker, 1863
  • Carectocultus repugnatalis
  • Argyria consortalis Dyar, 1909
  • Chilo funerellus Hampson, 1901

Adults are on wing year round in Florida and from June to August in the rest of the United States.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "800695.00 – 5307 – Carectocultus perstrialis – Reed-boring Crambid Moth – (Hübner, 1831)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 10, 2019.


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