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Arta statalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Arta

Arta statalis

Similar
  
Clydonopteron sacculana, Tosale oviplagalis, Hypsopygia olinalis, Galasa nigrinodis

Arta statalis, the posturing arta moth, is a species of snout moth in the genus Arta. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is the type species of its genus. It is found in North America, including Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

The wingspan is about 15 mm.

References

Arta statalis Wikipedia