About Anageshna primordialis Dyar, 1906
Anageshna is a monotypic moth genus in the family Crambidae, first described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1956. This genus contains only one species: Anageshna primordialis, commonly known as the yellow-spotted webworm. This species was originally described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1907, with the scientific name Anageshna primordialis Dyar, 1906. The species is found in the following U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. The wingspan of adult Anageshna primordialis is approximately 11 millimeters, or 0.43 inches. Adult moths are active between August and November each year. The host plants of this species are currently unknown.
