Pseudoschoenobius

Pseudoschoenobius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Pseudoschoenobius
Fernald, 1891[1]
Species:
P. opalescalis
Binomial name
Pseudoschoenobius opalescalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Schoenobius opalescalis Hulst, 1886
  • Prionopteryx griseosparsa Hampson, 1896

Pseudoschoenobius is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Pseudoschoenobius opalescalis, which is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alberta, Illinois, Indiana, New Mexico and California.[2] The habitat consists of dry, sandy areas.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. Adults are on wing in May and July.[3]

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. (2009). "Species Details: Pseudoschoenobius opalescalis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 28, 2020.