Raphiptera
Parent authorityHampson, 1896[1]
TaxonRaphiptera argillaceellus
Authority(Packard, 1867)
Display parents3
Synonyms
  • Crambus argillaceellus Packard, 1867
  • Crambus argillaceus Hampson, 1896
  • Crambus argillaceellus minimellus Robinson, 1870
  • Raphiptera argillaceella

Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east[2] and Costa Rica in Central America.[3] The habitat consists of bogs.

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]

The larvae probably feed on grasses.[5]

Subspecies

  • Raphiptera argillaceellus argillaceellus
  • Raphiptera argillaceellus minimellus (Robinson, 1870)

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ BOLD Systems
  4. ^ Bug Guide
  5. ^ "Species Page - Raphiptera argillaceella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived November 3, 2019 at the Wayback Machine.