Vaxi auratellus

Vaxi auratellus, the curve-lined vaxi or curve-lined argyria moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by James Brackenridge Clemens in 1860.[1][2] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from the eastern United States and south-eastern Canada from Quebec and Maine to Florida, west to Texas and north to Manitoba. It is also found in California.

Vaxi auratellus
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. auratellus
Binomial name
Vaxi auratellus
(Clemens, 1860)
Synonyms
  • Crambus auratellus Clemens, 1860
  • Argyria auratella
  • Urola pulchella Walker, 1863

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. Adults are on wing from March to July in the southern part of the range and from June to August in the north.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Citizen science observations for Vaxi auratellus at iNaturalist
  3. Bug Guide
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