Mesolia incertellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johann Leopold Theodor Friedrich Zincken in 1821.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Illinois.
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
Genus: | Mesolia |
Species: | M. incertellus
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Binomial name | |
Mesolia incertellus (Zincken, 1821)
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The wingspan is about 17–21 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing nearly year round in Florida.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800783.00 – 5331 – Mesolia incertella – (Zincken, 1821)". Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved December 22, 2017.