Leptosteges parthenialis

Leptosteges parthenialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1917.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of Florida, Louisiana and Oklahoma.

Leptosteges parthenialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Leptosteges
Species:
L. parthenialis
Binomial name
Leptosteges parthenialis
(Dyar, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Patissa parthenialis Dyar, 1917

The wingspan is about 13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to August.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University


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