Desmia ufeus

Desmia ufeus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,^[1][2] Jamaica, Cuba and Florida.^[3]

Phylum:Arthropoda

Clade:Pancrustacea

Class:Insecta

Order:Lepidoptera

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Desmia ufeus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Desmia
Species:	D. ufeus
Binomial name
Desmia ufeus (Cramer, 1777)
Synonyms
Phalaena (Noctua) ufeus Cramer, 1777 Aediodes orbalis Guenée, 1854 Desmia bulisalis Walker, 1859 Desmia divisalis Walker, 1866 Desmia prognealis Walker, 1859 Desmia viduatalis Möschler, 1890 Hyalitis ufealis Guenée, 1854

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The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing year round.