Rhectocraspeda periusalis

Rhectocraspeda periusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Rhectocraspeda
Species:
R. periusalis
Binomial name
Rhectocraspeda periusalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys periusalis Walker, 1859
  • Pilemia periusalis
  • Rhectocraspeda perfusalis
  • Pilemia deformalis Möschler, 1882
  • Rapoona tristis Hedemann, 1894

Rhectocraspeda periusalis, the eggplant webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the West Indies and from the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee,[2] south through Mexico and Central America (including Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama) to South America, including Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.[3]

The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.7 mm for females and 9.5–10 mm for males. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Adults have been recorded on wing year-round.

The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum hirtum, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum melongena, Solanum nigrum and Solanum torvum. They reach a length of about 20 mm.[4]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  3. ^ BOLD Systems
  4. ^ "Rhectocraspeda periusalis". Microlepidoptera on Solanaceae. Retrieved January 31, 2018.


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