Mimoschinia is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Mimoschinia rufofascialis, the rufous-banded pyralid moth or barberpole caterpillar, which is found in the Caribbean, from Alberta to British Columbia, south to Texas and California and in Mexico.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Tribe: | Eurrhypini |
| Genus: | Mimoschinia Warren, 1892[1] |
| Species: | M. rufofascialis
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| Mimoschinia rufofascialis (Stephens, 1834)
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The wingspan is 14–18 mm.[2] Adults have been recorded on wing from January to October, with most records from June to September.
The larvae feed on various Malvaceae species, including Malvastrum, Abutilon, Wissadula, Sida, Alcea and Malvella species. They feed on the seeds of their host plant.[3]
Subspecies
edit- Mimoschinia rufofascialis rufofascialis (Caribbean)
- Mimoschinia rufofascialis decorata (Druce, 1898) (Arizona, Mexico)
- Mimoschinia rufofascialis novalis (Grote, 1876) (from Alberta to British Columbia, south to Texas and California)
- Mimoschinia rufofascialis nuchalis (Grote, 1878) (California)
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ Bird, C. D. (2008). "Species Details: Mimoschinia rufofascialis". University of Alberta Museums. E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Retrieved December 27, 2020.