Xanthophysa

Xanthophysa psychialis

''Xanthophysa'' is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1964. It contains only one species, ''Xanthophysa psychialis'', the xanthophysa moth, described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886.
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Appearance

The length of the forewings is 6–7 mm. The forewings have an orange ground colour with silvery-grey zigzag lines. Adults are on wing from March to October.

Distribution

It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina and Tennessee.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderLepidoptera
FamilyCrambidae
GenusXanthophysa
SpeciesX. psychialis