Raphiptera: taxon details and analytics

Domain
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Lepidoptera
Family
Crambidae
Genus
Raphiptera
Species
Scientific Name
Raphiptera

Summary description from Wikipedia:

Raphiptera

Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east and Costa Rica in Central America. The habitat consists of bogs.

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.

The larvae probably feed on grasses.

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