Palpita magniferalis, the splendid palpita snout moth, ash pyralid or ash leafroller, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is found in eastern North America.
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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. magniferalis
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| Palpita magniferalis (Walker, 1861)
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The wingspan is 23–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
editPalpita guttulosa is treated as a valid species by some authors.
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