Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Asciodes | |
Asciodes gordialis, the bougainvillea caterpillar moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found across the southern United States, on the West Indies (including Cuba and the Dominican Republic) and in South America (including French Guiana, Ecuador and Argentina).
The wingspan is about 25 mm.
The larvae feed on Bougainvillea species.
References
Asciodes gordialis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA