Palpita kimballi, or Kimball's palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1959.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. kimballi
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita kimballi Munroe, 1959
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The length of the forewings is 14–15 mm.[3] Adults are mainly on wing from July to October.
Etymology
editThe species is named for Charles P. Kimball, the author of The Lepidoptera of Florida: An Annotated Checklist.
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.
- ^ "801318.00 – 5219 – Palpita kimballi Munroe, 1959 – Kimball's Palpita Moth". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
- ^ Balaban, John and Jane (August 8, 2017). "Species Palpita kimballi - Kimball's Palpita Moth - Hodges#5219". BugGuide. Retrieved January 17, 2021.