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Steniodes mendica

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Steniodes mendica is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by W. von Hedemann in 1894.[1] It is found in Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and Grenada,[2] Costa Rica,[3] Honduras, Mexico and the United States, where it has been recorded from Florida[4] to Texas.

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Steniodes mendica
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Steniodes
Species:
S. mendica
Binomial name
Steniodes mendica
(Hedemann, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Heringia mendica Hedemann, 1894
  • Stenia ceddalis Schaus, 1924
  • Stenia declivalis var. indianalis Dyar, 1914
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The wingspan is 12–13 mm. Adults are on wing year round.[5]

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