Chalcoela iphitalis

Chalcoela iphitalis
Sooty-winged Chalcoela
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Chalcoela
Species: C. iphitalis
Binomial name
Chalcoela iphitalis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Cataclysta iphitalis Walker, 1859
  • Chalcoela aurifera Zeller, 1872

The Sooty-winged chalcoela (Chalcoela iphitalis) is a member of the Crambidae family that occurs throughout North America. They are seen as far south as California and South Carolina and as north as Ontario. Adults can been seen from May to August. Caterpillars feed on the larvae of Polistes. The head, body and front portion of the forewings are yellow-orange while the hindwing and back portion forewings are grey and silver. The back edge of the hindwing has black spots.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Species Detail". http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species?l=6281. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  2. ^ "Species Chalcoela iphitalis - Sooty-winged Chalcoela - Hodges#4895". http://bugguide.net/node/view/29598. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
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