Hileithia decostalis

Hileithia decostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica[1] and Costa Rica.[2] It has also been recorded from the southern United States, where it is only known from Mississippi.[3]

Hileithia decostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hileithia
Species:
H. decostalis
Binomial name
Hileithia decostalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx decostalis Guenée, 1854
  • Hileithia appialis Snellen, 1875
  • Samea melicertalis Walker, 1859
  • Zebronia perseusalis Walker, 1859

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Hileithia decostalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  3. Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 46(2), 1992, 159-160


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