Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Dicepolia | |
Dicepolia rufitinctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found from Mexico (Veracruz) through Central America and across tropical South America to south-central Brazil (Federal District) along the coastal Andes. There is one record from Florida.
The length of the forewings is 5.1–7.2 mm. The forewings are golden yellow to brownish yellow. The costa and lines are dark brown. The hindwings are pearly with a yellowish tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May in Central America, in February, from April to June and in September in northern South America and from August to November in the Andes.
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