Hahncappsia mancalis

Hahncappsia mancalis

''Hahncappsia mancalis'' is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Julius Lederer in 1863. It is found from Maryland to Illinois, south to Florida, Texas and Arizona and further south to Mexico and Costa Rica.
Hahncappsia mancalis At a disturbed mixed forest edge. Geotagged,Hahncappsia mancalis,Moth Week 2021,Summer,United States

Appearance

The wingspan is about 18 mm.

Food

The larvae feed on ''Amaranthus retroflexus'', ''Mentha'', ''Ipomoea'', ''Nicotiana'' and ''Rumex''.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusHahncappsia
SpeciesH. mancalis
Photographed in
United States of America