Chalcoela pegasalis

Chalcoela pegasalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chalcoela
Species:
C. pegasalis
Binomial name
Chalcoela pegasalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta pegasalis Walker, 1859
  • Cataclysta egressalis Walker, 1866
  • Cataclysta principalis Walker, 1866
  • Cataclysta robinsonii Grote, 1871
  • Chalcoela discedalis Möschler, 1890

Chalcoela pegasalis, the wasp parasitizer moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, the French Antilles, Puerto Rico[2] and also the United States and Canada.

Adults are on wing from May to September.

The larvae are parasitoids of the larvae of Polistes species.[3]

References

  1. ^ Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University.
  2. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  3. ^ BugGuide


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