Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Species P. xanthialis | |
Similar Desmia ufeus, Lineodes, Pyrausta phoenicealis, Lamprosema, Desmia | ||
Portentomorpha is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Portentomorpha xanthialis, which is found from Texas to Louisiana and Florida, the West Indies (including Cuba, Puerto Rico) and from Mexico to Bolivia (including Colombia and Ecuador).
The wingspan is 24-27 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in August in Florida.
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