Anageshna
Anageshna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. Its only species, Anageshna primordialis, the yellow-spotted webworm, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.
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| Genus: | Anageshna Munroe, 1956 |
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The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from August to November.
Hosts plants are unknown.
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
External links
- Savela, Markku. "Anageshna Munroe, 1956". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
- "Species Anageshna primordialis - Yellow-spotted Webworm Moth - Hodges#5176". BugGuide. Retrieved March 10, 2018.
- Solis, M. Alma (May 2008). "Pyraloidea and Their Known Hosts (Insecta: Lepidoptera) of Plummers Island, Maryland". Bulletin of the Biological Society of Washington. pages 88-106. doi:10.2988/0097-0298(2008)15[88:PATKHI]2.0.CO;2
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