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Lineodes triangulalis

Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela. In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.

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Lineodes triangulalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lineodes
Species:
L. triangulalis
Binomial name
Lineodes triangulalis
Möschler, 1890
Synonyms
  • Lineodes cyclophora Hampson, 1913
  • Lineodes triangularis Walsingham, 1915

Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,1 Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.2 In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.3

The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm.

The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.4

References

References

  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae
  3. "801220.00 – 5109 – Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  4. Heiman, Maury J. (October 26, 2019). "Species Lineodes triangulalis - Lineodes triangulalis - Hodges#5109". BugGuide. Retrieved January 15, 2021.