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Lipocosmodes

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Species
  
L. fuliginosalis

Lipocosmodes

Similar
  
Eustixia, Chalcoela iphitalis, Anageshna primordialis, Crambus agitatellus, Microcrambus elegans

Lipocosmodes is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Lipocosmodes fuliginosalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Quebec to Florida and from Illinois to Texas.

The wingspan is 13-15 mm. The forewings are white in the basal area and at the apex, the remaining area is brownish-grey. Adults are on wing from January to November.

References

Lipocosmodes Wikipedia