Choristostigma zephyralis

Choristostigma zephyralis is a moth in the family Crambidae first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California.[2]

Choristostigma zephyralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Choristostigma
Species:
C. zephyralis
Binomial name
Choristostigma zephyralis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Diasemia zephyralis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are sulphur yellow shading into orange yellow terminally. The costa is purple to the reniform. The orbicular is oval and the reniform has the figure of an eight. Both are filled with purple and attached to the costal stripe. The hindwings are sulphur yellow with a subbasal dark line which is only prominent above the inner margin. There is a small discal dot and a subterminal line. There is purplish suffusion beyond this line.[3] Adults are on wing from April to July.

The larvae feed on Monardella villosa.[4]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801209.00 – 5129 – Choristostigma zephyralis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 14, 2019.
  3. "Barnes, William. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America II. Vol. 2. 1913". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2014-12-04.
  4. Heiman, Maury J. (October 24, 2013). "Species Choristostigma zephyralis - Hodges#5129". BugGuide. Retrieved June 14, 2019.


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