Biology:Anageshna

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Short description: Genus of moths

Anageshna
Anageshna primordialis.jpg
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Anageshna

Munroe, 1956
Species:
A. primordialis
Binomial name
Anageshna primordialis
(Dyar, 1907)[1]
Synonyms
  • Anageshna primordialis vividior Munroe, 1956
  • Anageshna primordialis pallidior Munroe, 1956

Anageshna is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. Its only species, Anageshna primordialis, the yellow-spotted webworm, was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907. It is found in the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas , Louisiana, Massachusetts , Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas , Virginia and West Virginia.

The wingspan is about 11 mm. Adults are on wing from August to November.

Hosts plants are unknown.

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved March 9, 2018. 

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