Usingeriessa brunnildalis

Usingeriessa brunnildalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.[1] It has been recorded in the US states of California and Texas.[2]

Usingeriessa brunnildalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Usingeriessa
Species:
U. brunnildalis
Binomial name
Usingeriessa brunnildalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Elophila brunnildalis Dyar, 1906

The length of the forewings is 7.5–11 mm. The forewings are dark brown, but lighter in the median area and at the anal angle. The hindwings are gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from August to October.

The larvae live on rocks in streams covered in algae.[4]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Dyar, H.G. 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 14, No. 2, p. (91)
  4. Bug Guide


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