Penestola bufalis
| Penestola bufalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Penestola |
| Species: | P. bufalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Penestola bufalis (Guenée, 1854) | |
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Penestola bufalis, the black penestola moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida,[2] as well as on the Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico). It is an accidentally introduced species on the Galápagos Islands.[3] The habitat consists of coastal mangrove swamps and shorelines.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ "801286.00 – 5179 – Penestola bufalis – Black Penestola Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
- ↑ Galapagos Species Checklist of the Charles Darwin Foundation
- ↑ New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida