Langessa

Langessa is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Langessa nomophilalis, the black langessa moth, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and South Carolina.[2]

Langessa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Acentropinae
Genus: Langessa
Munroe, 1972[1]
Species:
L. nomophilalis
Binomial name
Langessa nomophilalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula nomophilalis Dyar, 1906

The wingspan is 20–22 mm. The forewings are brown with a bronzy reflection. The hindwings are grey brown with three black patches on the inner margin and two faint white submarginal lines.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing year round.

The larvae feed on aquatic plants.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Dyar, H.G. 1906. Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 14: 84
  4. Bug Guide


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