Phostria oajacalis
Species of moth
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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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| Phostria oajacalis | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| 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]