Penthesilea sacculalis is a species of moth of the family Pyralidae. It is found in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, North Carolina, Virginia and Arizona.
| Penthesilea sacculalis | |
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| Penthesilea sacculalis baboquivariensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Penthesilea |
| Species: | P. sacculalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Penthesilea sacculalis Ragonot, 1891
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The wingspan is 13–17 mm (0.51–0.67 in). The forewings are dark brown to fuscous, the basal angle is occasionally overscaled with reddish-brown, the base darker than the distal part. The hindwings are dark brown to fuscous.[1]
Subspecies edit
- Penthesilea sacculalis sacculalis
- Penthesilea sacculalis baboquivariensis Cashatt in Solis, Cashatt & Scholtens, 2012 (Arizona)
References edit
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- ^ New North American Chrysauginae (Pyralidae) described by E.D. Cashatt
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