Leucochroma corope

Leucochroma corope is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found from the West Indies and Central America (including Mexico, Panama and Costa Rica)[1] to South America (including Surinam and Colombia).[2] It is an introduced species in Florida.

Leucochroma corope
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucochroma
Species:
L. corope
Binomial name
Leucochroma corope
(Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
Synonyms
  • Phalaena corope Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781
  • Botys selectalis Walker, 1866
  • Leucochroma coropealis Guenée, 1854
  • Epipagis corrivalis Hübner, [1825]
  • Leucochroma minoralis Warren, 1889
  • Leucochroma mineralis
  • Phalaena Pyralis splendidalis Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781

The wingspan is about 23 mm.[3] Adults are on wing from January to June, in August and from November to December in Florida.[4]

References
  1. BOLD Systems
  2. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. mothphotographersgroup
  4. Bug Guide


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