Palpita illibalis

Palpita illibalis, the inkblot palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.[2]

Palpita illibalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Palpita
Species:
P. illibalis
Binomial name
Palpita illibalis
(Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
  • Hapalia illibalis Hübner, 1818
  • Botys euphaesalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys subjectalis Lederer, 1863

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October, with most records from June to August. The caterpillars are reported to feed on the leaves of the white fringetree in the Oleaceae plant family.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate; Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2023). "Global Information System on Pyraloidea (GlobIZ)". Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. "801322.00 – 5223 – Palpita illibalis – Inkblot Palpita Moth – (Hübner, 1818)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 10, 2019.
  3. Tyler, Royal (2020). "New host plant documented for Palpita illibalis, Inblot Palpita". Southern Lepidopterists' News. 42 (4): 1–7.


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