Noctueliopsis puertalis

Noctueliopsis puertalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1912.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Texas.[2]

Noctueliopsis puertalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Noctueliopsis
Species:
N. puertalis
Binomial name
Noctueliopsis puertalis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)
Synonyms
  • Noctuelia puertalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1912

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are pale ocherous, heavily shaded with brown, especially in the basal and terminal areas, leaving the median space as a broad paler band across the wings. There are faint traces of a dark basal line. The hindwings are smoky brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May and from August to September.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801109.00 – 4831 – Noctueliopsis puertalis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1912)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. "New Microlepidoptera" Entomological News 1912 23:219-221


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