Petrophila schaefferalis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Petrophila |
| Species: | P. schaefferalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Petrophila schaefferalis (Dyar, 1906)
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Petrophila schaefferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1906. It is found in Mexico (Xalapa)[1] and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California and Texas.[2]
The wingspan is 17–20 mm for males and 24–29 mm for females. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to September.
The larvae are aquatic.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
- ^ Bug Guide