Rhectocraspeda periusalis
Species of moth
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Rhectocraspeda periusalis, the eggplant webworm moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in the West Indies and from the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Tennessee,[2] south through Mexico and Central America (including Costa Rica, Honduras and Panama) to South America, including Ecuador, Brazil, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago and Suriname.[3]
| Rhectocraspeda periusalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Rhectocraspeda |
| Species: | R. periusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhectocraspeda periusalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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The length of the forewings is 8.2-9.7 mm for females and 9.5–10 mm for males. Adults are sexually dimorphic. Adults have been recorded on wing year-round.
The larvae feed on Capsicum annuum, Nicotiana tabacum, Solanum hirtum, Solanum lycopersicum, Solanum melongena, Solanum nigrum and Solanum torvum. They reach a length of about 20 mm.[4]
