Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Argyria | |
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Similar Argyria, Argyria critica, Crambinae, Pyraloidea, Crambidae | ||
Argyria nummulalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hübner in 1818. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.
The wingspan is about 19 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing year round in the southern part of the range. Adults are on wing from May to September in the rest of the range.
The larvae feed on Gramineae species.
References
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