Stegea salutalis

Stegea salutalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Stegea
Species: S. salutalis
Binomial name
Stegea salutalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Botis salutalis Hulst, 1886
  • Symphysa ochralis Haimbach, 1908

Stegea salutalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, British Columbia, California, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Utah.[2] In the south, the range extends to north-western Mexico.

The wingspan is about 18 mm.[3] Adults exhibit considerable geographic and seasonal variation. They are on wing from April to September in two generations per year.[4]

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