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Haimbachia albescens

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Species of moth

Haimbachia albescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Haimbachia
Species: H. albescens
Binomial name
Haimbachia albescens
Capps, 1965

Haimbachia albescens, the silvered haimbachia moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1965. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, West Virginia, Illinois and southern Ontario.

The wingspan is 18 mm for males and 18–20 mm for females. The forewings are whitish with fine dusky scales. Adults are on wing in June and July.

The larvae feed on Panicum virgatum.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America
  4. Bug Guide
  5. Stem-Boring Caterpillars of Switchgrass in the Mid-western United States
Taxon identifiers
Haimbachia albescens


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