Contiger

Contiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Contiger
Lange, 1956[1]
Species: C. vittatalis
Binomial name
Contiger vittatalis
(Dyar, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Oligostigma vittatalis Dyar, 1906

Contiger is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Contiger vittatalis, which is found on North America, where it has been recorded from Florida.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing in January, from March to April, from June to July and from September to October.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
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