Apogeshna stenialis

Apogeshna stenialis, the checkered apogeshna moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found from Maine to Florida, west to Alabama, Illinois and Ohio.[2] It is also found in Mexico (Veracruz, Tabasco), Panama, Honduras, and the Dominican Republic.

Apogeshna stenialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Apogeshna
Species:
A. stenialis
Binomial name
Apogeshna stenialis
(Guenée, 1854)[1]
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx stenialis Guenée, 1854
  • Hydrocampa australis Hulst, 1886
  • Samea acestealis Walker, 1859
  • Asopia phaerusalis Walker, 1859
  • Blepharomastix sagralis Druce, 1895

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are variably bright to pale yellow along the costa and brown along the inner margin and beyond the postmedial line. There is a hollow oval spot in median area, and another descending from the antemedial line. The hindwings are brown with large dark-edged pale patches. The fringes are dark with scattered pale patches. Adults are on wing in spring and summer.

References
  1. "801255.00 – 5177 – Apogeshna stenialis – Checkered Apogeshna Moth – (Guenée, 1854)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. "Bug Guide". Bug Guide. Retrieved 2011-10-11.


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