About Carectocultus perstrialis Hübner, 1825
Carectocultus perstrialis, commonly called the reed-boring crambid moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. This species was originally described by Jacob Hübner in 1825, with the scientific name published under this authority and year. It is distributed across North America, where it has been specifically recorded from Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Carolina, and Texas. Outside of the United States, it has also been recorded from the West Indies, including the Bahamas, Cuba, and the Dominican Republic, as well as from South America, including Venezuela. In Florida, adult moths can be seen in flight year round, while in other parts of the United States adults are on wing from June to August.
