Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Genus | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Subfamily Pyraustinae | |
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Similar Pyrausta rubricalis, Hahncappsia mancalis, Loxostege cereralis, Pyrausta signatalis, Ostrinia penitalis | ||
Sericoplaga is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Sericoplaga externalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida and west to Texas.
Overview
Adults have been recorded on wing in February, from April to October and in December.
The larvae feed on Maclura pomifera.
References
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