Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Hexapoda Order Lepidoptera Scientific name Palpita magniferalis | Phylum Arthropoda Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Palpita, Herpetogramma pertextalis, Palpita quadristigmalis, Nomophila nearctica, Microcrambus elegans | ||
Palpita magniferalis, the splendid palpita snout moth, ash pyralid or ash leafroller, is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is found in eastern North America.
The wingspan is 23–27 mm. Adults are on wing from April to October.
The larvae feed on Fraxinus species.
Taxonomy
Palpita guttulosa is treated as a valid species by some authors.
References
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