Azochis rufidiscalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1904. It is found in the Bahamas, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, Cuba[1] and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Florida.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Azochis |
| Species: | A. rufidiscalis
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| Azochis rufidiscalis Hampson, 1904
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The wingspan is about 22–26 mm. The forewings are white with a blackish and rufous basal patch in and beyond the end of the cell. There is a fuscous and rufous postmedial line and a triangular black mark on the termen. The hindwings are semihyaline white with a patch of black scales near the tornus.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to March, in May, July and September.
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801329.00 – 5232 – Azochis rufidiscalis – Hampson, 1904". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved October 20, 2018.
- ^ Annals and Magazine of Natural History (7) 14 (81): 186
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