Occidentalia

Occidentalia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. and Carl Heinrich in 1927.[1] It contains only one species, Occidentalia comptulatalis, described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Indiana, Maine, Manitoba, Minnesota, New York, Ontario, Quebec and Saskatchewan.[2]

Occidentalia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Occidentalia

Dyar & Heinrich, 1927
Species:
O. comptulatalis
Binomial name
Occidentalia comptulatalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Crambus comptulatalis Hulst, 1886
  • Acigona comptulatalis

The wingspan is 23–26 mm. The forewings are chocolate brown with dark brown dots in the terminal area. The hindwings are also chocolate brown. Adults are on wing from mid-July to August in one generation per year.

The larvae feed on Scirpus acutus, Scirpus americanus and Scirpus validus.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  2. "800786.00 – 5474 – Occidentalia comptulatalis – (Hulst, 1886)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
  3. Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Occidentalia comptulatalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.


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