Palpita flegia

Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil,[1] Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico,[2] the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas.

Palpita flegia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Palpita
Species:
P. flegia
Binomial name
Palpita flegia
(Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena Pyralis flegia Cramer, 1777
  • Margarodes flegyalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margarodes phantasmalis Guenée, 1854
  • Margaronia virginalis Hübner, 1825
  • Paradosis villosalis Zeller, 1852
  • Pyralis flegialis Poey, 1832

The moth is about 46 mm.[3]

The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  4. Bug Guide


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