| Usingeriessa brunnildalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Usingeriessa |
| Species: | U. brunnildalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Usingeriessa brunnildalis (Dyar, 1906)
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Usingeriessa brunnildalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906.[1] It has been recorded in the US states of California and Texas.[2]
The length of the forewings is 7.5–11 mm. The forewings are dark brown, but lighter in the median area and at the anal angle. The hindwings are gray.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing from August to October.
The larvae live on rocks in streams covered in algae.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Dyar, H.G. 1906. The North American Nymphulinae and Scopariinae. Journal of the New York Entomological Society Vol. 14, No. 2, p. (91)
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- ^ Bug Guide