Petrophila kearfottalis

Petrophila kearfottalis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1917.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico and Texas.[2]

Petrophila kearfottalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Petrophila
Species:
P. kearfottalis
Binomial name
Petrophila kearfottalis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta kearfottalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1917
  • Elophila bifascialis ab. kearfottalis Dyar, 1906

The larvae probably feed on algae.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "800753.00 – 4773 – Petrophila kearfottalis – Petrophila Species Group – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1917)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
  3. Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Petrophila kearfottalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 29, 2020.


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