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Arthromastix

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
A. lauralis

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Arthromastix is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Arthromastix lauralis, which is found in Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica), South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina), as well as the Dominican Republic and Cuba.

The forewings are yellowish white with a broad cupreous-brown border and a yellow marginal line.

The larvae feed on Trichostigma octandrum.

References

Arthromastix Wikipedia