Trischistognatha pyrenealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Mexico, Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras), the West Indies (including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Cuba)[2] and the southeastern United States,[3] where it has been recorded from Georgia to Florida and from Alabama to Texas.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Trischistognatha |
| Species: | T. pyrenealis
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| Binomial name | |
| Trischistognatha pyrenealis (Walker, 1859)
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The wingspan is 20–21 mm. Adults are on wing from January to August in the southern United States.
The larvae feed on Drypetes lateriflora in Florida.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moths of Jamaica
- ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
- ^ BugGuide