Platytes vobisne

Platytes vobisne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Crambini
Genus: Platytes
Species:
P. vobisne
Binomial name
Platytes vobisne
Dyar, 1920

Platytes vobisne is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1920.[1] It has been recorded from the US states of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin.[2] The habitat consists of grasslands.

The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from May to July.[3]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ^ Bird, C. D. & Schmidt, B. C. (April 24, 2003). "Species Details: Platytes vobisne". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 30, 2020.


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