Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis is a Crambidae moth found across North America, described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1952.

Family
Genus
Palpita
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Palpita aenescentalis Munroe, 1952

Palpita aenescentalis is a species of moth that belongs to the Crambidae family. This moth was first described by Eugene G. Munroe in 1952. It is native to North America, and confirmed records of the species exist from the following locations: Illinois, Indiana, Maine, Maryland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and Wisconsin.

Photo: (c) Diane P. Brooks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Diane P. Brooks · cc-by-nc-sa

Taxonomy

Animalia › Arthropoda › Insecta › Lepidoptera › Crambidae › Palpita

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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