Chalcoela pegasalis: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Chalcoela
- Species
- Chalcoela pegasalis
- Scientific Name
- Chalcoela pegasalis
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Chalcoela pegasalis
Chalcoela pegasalis, the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, the French Antilles, Puerto Rico and also the United States and Canada.
Adults are on wing from May to September.
The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of Polistes species.
...Chalcoela pegasalis in languages:
- English
- Wasp Parasitizer Moth
- English
- Pegasus Chalcoela Moth
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