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Hahncappsia mancalis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Genus
  
Hahncappsia

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Butterflies and moths

Subphylum
  
Hexapoda

Family
  
Crambidae

Scientific name
  
Hahncappsia mancalis

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Ostrinia penitalis, Pyrausta rubricalis, Loxostege cereralis, Achyra rantalis

Hahncappsia mancalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida, Texas and Arizona and further south to Mexico and Costa Rica.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.

The larvae feed on Amaranthus retroflexus, Mentha, Ipomoea, Nicotiana and Rumex.

References

Hahncappsia mancalis Wikipedia