A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2013). First record for Maryland Biodiversity Project.
A male Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (10/30/2024). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth from the collection of John Glaser. Determined by Brian Scholtens.
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Status
According to BugGuide, range is "Coastal areas from New Jersey to Florida and Texas."
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A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (5/25/2014).
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Scott Housten.
A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Worcester Co., Maryland (8/12/2013). First record for Maryland Biodiversity Project.
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Scott Housten.
A male Floridian Grass-veneer Moth in Somerset Co., Maryland (10/30/2024). Verified by Roger Downer/BAMONA.
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Dave Webb.
A Floridian Grass-veneer Moth from the collection of John Glaser. Determined by Brian Scholtens.
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Larry Line.
Source: Wikipedia
| Thaumatopsis floridella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Thaumatopsis |
| Species: | T. floridella
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| Binomial name | |
| Thaumatopsis floridella Barnes & McDunnough, 1913
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| Synonyms | |
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Thaumatopsis floridella, the Floridian grass-veneer, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1913.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from coastal areas in Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, South Carolina and North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, and Rhode Island.[2] It is also found in Cuba.
The wingspan is 23–31 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September.
References
[edit]- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "800854.00 – 5443 – Thaumatopsis floridella – Floridian Grass-veneer Moth – Barnes & McDunnough, 1913". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 9, 2019.