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Vaxi tripsacas

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Vaxi tripsacas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Calamotrophini
Genus: Vaxi
Species:
V. tripsacas
Binomial name
Vaxi tripsacas
(Dyar, 1921)[1]
Synonyms
  • Crambus tripsacas Dyar, 1921

Vaxi tripsacas is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1921. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida[2] and Alabama. It is also present on the West Indies.

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. Adults are on wing from February to July and again from October to December.

The larvae feed on Gramineae species.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  2. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ Bug Guide