Fernandocrambus harpipterus
| Fernandocrambus harpipterus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Fernandocrambus |
| Species: | F. harpipterus |
| Binomial name | |
| Fernandocrambus harpipterus (Dyar, 1916) | |
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Fernandocrambus harpipterus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico.[1]
It was described by the American entomologist Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. as Crambus harpipterus in 1916 based on specimens collected from the Hidalogo and Pueblo states of Mexico.[2] The species name means "harp-like wing" in Greek.[3] The holotype specimen is held at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.[4]
The larvae of F. harpipterus are one of several species referred to as sod webworms. The pupa emerge as moths and mate at night.[5] The adult moths rest with their heads facing upwards.[6]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Dyar, Jr., Harrison G. (10-16-1916). "Descriptions of new Lepidoptera from Mexico". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 51 (2139). Washington Smithsonian Institution Press: 36−37. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.2139. ISSN 0096-3801. Archived from the original on 2025-04-14.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ↑ Porter, Mike (2026-04-28). "Fernandocrambus harpipterus: Identification, Facts, and Taxonomy". Bugs With Mike. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. "Crambus harpipterus Dyar". Department of Entomology Collections. Retrieved 2026-08-12.
- ↑ Crawford, Clifford S. (1971-01-15). "Comparative Reproduction of Crambus harpipterus and Agriphila plumbifimbriella in Northern New Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 64 (1): 52–59. doi:10.1093/aesa/64.1.52. ISSN 0013-8746.
- ↑ Crawford, Clifford S. (1970). "Primary geo-orientation in sod webworm moths". Journal of Research on the Lepidoptera. 9 (2): 70. doi:10.5962/p.333573.