Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east[2] and Costa Rica in Central America.[3] The habitat consists of bogs.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Crambini |
| Genus: | Raphiptera Hampson, 1896[1] |
| Species: | R. argillaceellus
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| Binomial name | |
| Raphiptera argillaceellus (Packard, 1867)
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The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.[4]
The larvae probably feed on grasses.[5]
Subspecies edit
- Raphiptera argillaceellus argillaceellus
- Raphiptera argillaceellus minimellus (Robinson, 1870)
References edit
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
- ^ mothphotographersgroup
- ^ BOLD Systems
- ^ Bug Guide
- ^ "Species Page - Raphiptera argillaceella". Entomology Collection. University of Alberta E.H. Strickland Entomological Museum. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019.