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Thopeutis forbesellus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Thopeutis

Similar
  
Argyria critica, Argyria, Urola nivalis, Chilo, Crambidae

Thopeutis forbesellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Fernald in 1896. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing from April to August.

References

Thopeutis forbesellus Wikipedia