Atascosa heitzmani
| Atascosa heitzmani | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Atascosa |
| Species: | A. heitzmani |
| Binomial name | |
| Atascosa heitzmani J. C. Shaffer, 1980[1] | |
Atascosa heitzmani is a species of snout moth in the genus Atascosa. It was described by Jay C. Shaffer in 1980, and is known from the US state of Missouri.[2]
The forewings have a prominent white costal band with scattered reddish scales.
References
[edit]- ↑ "800686.00 – 6067.1 – Atascosa heitzmani – Shaffer, 1980". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 12, 2019.
- ↑ Shaffer, Jay (1980). "Atascosa heitzmani, A New Species of Peoriine Moth (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae) from Missouri". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 82 (3): 408–411 – via Internet Archive.