Stegea salutalis explained

Stegea salutalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.^[2] In the south, the range extends to north-western Mexico.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.^[3] Adults exhibit considerable geographic and seasonal variation. They are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.^[4]

Subspecies

• Stegea salutalis salutalis (Oregon)
• Stegea salutalis grisealis Munroe, 1972 (Texas)
• Stegea salutalis ochralis (Haimbach, 1908) (Colorado)
• Stegea salutalis riparialis Munroe, 1972 (California)

Notes and References

1. Web site: global Pyraloidea database . Globiz.pyraloidea.org . 2014-07-15.
2. http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=4865 mothphotographersgroup
3. https://archive.org/stream/transactionsame21socigoog#page/n175/mode/2up Hulst, 1886. Descriptions of new Pyralidae. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13(3-4): 150
4. http://bugguide.net/node/view/363453 Bug Guide