Asciodes gordialis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Asciodes
- Species
- Asciodes gordialis
- Scientific Name
- Asciodes gordialis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Asciodes gordialis
Asciodes gordialis, the bougainvillea caterpillar moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found across the southern United States, in the West Indies (including Cuba and the Dominican Republic) and in South America (including French Guiana, Ecuador and Argentina).
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Bougainvillea species.
...Asciodes gordialis in languages:
- English
- Bougainvillea Caterpillar Moth
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