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Hileithia differentialis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Bocchoris

Bocchoris differentialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914. It is found in Florida and Texas and from the West Indies to Central America (including Panama).

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The forewings are pale straw yellow with small costal dots. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to April and from July to December in Florida.

The larvae feed on Blechum brownei and Baccharis species.

References

Hileithia differentialis Wikipedia