- Terastia meticulosalis
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Terastia meticulosalis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Lepidoptera Family: Crambidae Genus: Terastia Species: T. meticulosalis Binomial name Terastia meticulosalis
Guenee, 1854Synonyms - Megaphysa quadratalis Walker, 1866
- Megastes coeligenalis Hulst, 1886
The Erythrina Twigborer or Erythrina Borer (Terastia meticulosalis) is a moth of the Crambidae family. It has a wide distribution. In North America, it has been recorded from south-eastern Arizona, southern Texas, Louisiana and Florida. It is also present in Jamaica.
The wingspan is about 39 mm.
The larvae feed on Erythrina species.
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