Eoparargyractis floridalis

Eoparargyractis floridalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Harry Lange in 1956.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida[2] and South Carolina.[3]

Eoparargyractis floridalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Eoparargyractis
Species:
E. floridalis
Binomial name
Eoparargyractis floridalis
Lange, 1956

The wingspan is 16 mm. The ground color of the forewings is white with a transverse subbasal brown line and a submedian transverse band, the outer margin outlined in brown. The hindwings have a postbasal transverse band. The margins are outlined in brown and there is a median area with a white background irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous scales.[4] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May, in July and from September to November.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "800767.00 – 4786 – Eoparargyractis floridalis – Lange, 1956". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  3. "Eoparargyractis floridalis". South Carolina Moths. Retrieved March 13, 2020.
  4. Lange, W. Harry Jr. (1956). "A generic revision of the aquatic moths of North America: (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae, Nymphulinae)". Wasman Journal of Biology, San Francisco. 14 (1): 59–144.


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