Petrophila fulicalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and West Virginia.[2]

Petrophila fulicalis
Adult
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Petrophila
Species:
P. fulicalis
Binomial name
Petrophila fulicalis
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta fulicalis Clemens, 1860
  • Elophila fulicalis
  • Argyractis fulicalis
  • Parargyractis fulicalis
  • Cataclysta angulatalis Lederer, 1863
Feather-edged Petrophila (Petrophila fulicalis)
Feather-edged Petrophila (Petrophila fulicalis)

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.