Leptosteges flavifascialis

Leptosteges flavifascialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from South Carolina to Georgia south into Florida.

Leptosteges flavifascialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Leptosteges
Species:
L. flavifascialis
Binomial name
Leptosteges flavifascialis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Patissa flavifascialis Barnes & McDunnough, 1913

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are white with a golden-brown discal patch and two golden-brown bands, as well as a golden-brown strip along the basal half of the costa and another strip from the subterminal band to the center of the outer margin. The terminal line is brown. The hindwings are similar, but the bands are only found in the lower half of the wing.[2] Adults are on wing nearly year round.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Hollenbeck, Jeff (September 13, 2012). "Species Leptosteges flavifascialis - Hodges#5302". BugGuide. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. "800699.00 – 5302 – Leptosteges flavifascialis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1913)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.


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