Hileithia differentialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914.[1] It is found in the US states of Florida and Texas[2] and from the West Indies to Central America (including Panama).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Hileithia |
| Species: | H. differentialis
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| Hileithia differentialis (Dyar, 1914)
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The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow with small costal dots.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to April and from July to December in Florida.
The larvae feed on Blechum brownei and Baccharis species.[4]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "801206.00 – 5190 – Hileithia differentialis – (Dyar, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 266
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Heiman, Maury J. (April 23, 2016). "Species Hileithia differentialis - Hodges#5190". BugGuide.Net. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
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