Hahncappsia neobliteralis explained

Hahncappsia neobliteralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hahn William Capps in 1967.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Quebec, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia.^[2]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm for males and 22–23 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to September.^[3]

The larvae feed on Ipomoea species.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: GlobIZ search. Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4965 Moth Photographers Group
3. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni1201967unit#page/n422/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3561)
4. http://www.nic.funet.fi/index/Tree_of_life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/pyraloidea/crambidae/pyraustinae/hahncappsia/index.html Hahncappsia