Chalcoela pegasalis Walker, 1859 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Chalcoela pegasalis Walker, 1859
Chalcoela pegasalis, the wasp parasitizer moth, is a crambid moth whose larvae parasitize Polistes wasp larvae.
Chalcoela pegasalis, commonly known as the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth species that belongs to the family Crambidae. It was first described by Francis Walker in 1859. Its known range includes Cuba, Jamaica, the French Antilles, Puerto Rico, as well as Canada and the United States. Adult moths of this species are active between May and September. The larvae of Chalcoela pegasalis act as parasitoids of the larvae of Polistes wasp species.
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Hednota pleniferellus (Walker, 1863)
Rhimphaliodes macrostigma Hampson, 1893
Pyrausta nicalis Grote, 1878
Eudonia chlamydota Meyrick
Eoparargyractis irroratalis Dyar, 1917
Pyrausta falcatalis Guenée, 1854
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