Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille

Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille

Sparagmia is a monotypic Crambidae moth genus, its only species Sparagmia gonoptera occurs across the Americas and the Antilles.

Family
Genus
Sparagmia
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Sparagmia gonoptera Latreille

Sparagmia is a monotypic moth genus that belongs to the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. The only species belonging to this genus is Sparagmia gonoptera, which was described by Pierre André Latreille in 1828. This species is found in Central America, South America, and the Antilles. Confirmed records of the species place it in Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Jamaica.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Sparagmia

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

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