Hileithia decostalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Brazil, Venezuela, the Virgin Islands, Jamaica[1] and Costa Rica.[2] It has also been recorded from the southern United States, where it is only known from Mississippi.[3]
Hileithia decostalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Hileithia |
Species: | H. decostalis
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Binomial name | |
Hileithia decostalis (Guenée, 1854)
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References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "Taxonomy Browser: Hileithia decostalis". Barcode of Life Data System. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
- ^ Journal of the Lepidopterists' Society 46(2), 1992, 159-160