Lineodes triangulalis

Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,[1] Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.[2] In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[3]

Lineodes triangulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lineodes
Species:
L. triangulalis
Binomial name
Lineodes triangulalis
Möschler, 1890
Synonyms
  • Lineodes cyclophora Hampson, 1913
  • Lineodes triangularis Walsingham, 1915

The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm. The wings are dark brown with narrow white medial and antemedial areas.

The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.[4]

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae
  3. "801220.00 – 5109 – Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Heiman, Maury J. (October 26, 2019). "Species Lineodes triangulalis - Lineodes triangulalis - Hodges#5109". BugGuide. Retrieved January 15, 2021.


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