Phostria oajacalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1866. It is found in Nicaragua,[1] Guatemala,[2] Costa Rica.,[3] Mexico,[4] and southern United States.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. oajacalis
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| Phostria oajacalis (Walker, 1866)
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Its males are often characterized by its white legs, cupreous-brown legs, white tarsi and posterior tibiae, long brown wings with aeneous and purple reflections, a large white semihyaline black-bordered patch in the disk, and whitish fringe.[5]
References
edit- ^ New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida
- ^ botanicus.org
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ "Species Phostria oajacalis - Hodges#5266". Retrieved May 5, 2024.