Palpita isoscelalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854.[1] It is found in South America (including Brazil) and on the Antilles (including Guadeloupe, the Grenadines,[2] Saint Martin, Puerto Rico, Cuba).
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Palpita |
| Species: | P. isoscelalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Palpita isoscelalis (Guenée, 1854)
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The wingspan is about 24 mm.[3] Adults have translucent wings.[4]
Subspecies edit
- Palpita isoscelalis isoscelalis
- Palpita isoscelalis gourbeyrensis Munroe, 1959 (French West Indies: Guadeloupe)
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ Moths of the Grenadines
- ^ ipernity
- ^ The incomplete guide to the wildlife of Saint Martin