Penthesilea sacculalis
Penthesilea sacculalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona.
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| Penthesilea sacculalis baboquivariensis | |
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| Species: | P. sacculalis |
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| Penthesilea sacculalis Ragonot, 1891 | |
The wingspan is 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in). The forewings are dark brown to fuscous, the basal angle is occasionally overscaled with reddish-brown, the base darker than the distal part. The hindwings are dark brown to fuscous.[1]
Subspecies
- Penthesilea sacculalis sacculalis
- Penthesilea sacculalis baboquivariensis Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012 (Arizona)
References
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