Lineodes triangulalis
Species of moth
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Lineodes triangulalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Heinrich Benno Möschler in 1890. It is found in Cuba, Puerto Rico,[1] Jamaica, Dominica, the Bahamas, Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, Colombia, Trinidad and Venezuela.[2] In the United States it has been recorded from Florida and Texas.[3]
| Lineodes triangulalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lineodes |
| Species: | L. triangulalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Lineodes triangulalis Möschler, 1890 | |
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The length of the forewings is 7.7-9.7 mm.
The larvae have been reared on the leaves of Capsicum frutescens.[4]