Crocidophora pustuliferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1863.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Maryland, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma and South Carolina.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Crocidophora |
| Species: | C. pustuliferalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Crocidophora pustuliferalis Lederer, 1863
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Adults have been recorded on wing from December to September.
The larvae web the terminal leaves of Arundinaria species.[3]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801417.00 – 4943 – Crocidophora pustuliferalis – Lederer, 1863". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ^ Moths of Maryland
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