Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Crambidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Trischistognatha | |
Trischistognatha pyrenealis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Mexico, Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica and Honduras), the West Indies (including the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Puerto Rico and Cuba) and the south-eastern United States, where it has been recorded from Georgia to Florida and from Alabama to Texas.
The wingspan is 20–21 mm. Adults are on wing from January to August in the southern United States.
The larvae feed on Drypetes lateriflora in Florida.
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