Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Sitochroa | |
Sitochroa chortalis, the dimorphic sitochroa moth, is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Grote in 1873. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Nova Scotia to southern British Columbia, south to New Jersey, Arizona and northern California. The habitat consists of grassland and prairie areas.
The wingspan is about 27 mm. The ground color of the fore- and hindwings is whitish-buff with greenish-grey lines. Adults are on wing from mid-May to mid-July.
The larvae feed on Amaranthus retroflexus.
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