Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1
Crambidia xanthocorpa
This record describes Crambidia xanthocorpa (species). Recorded family: Erebidae. Recorded order: Lepidoptera.
Identification and Appearance
Crambidia xanthocorpa is superficially most similar to Crambidia cephalica ; it usually can usually be distinguished by the white patagia, tegulae, and prothorax of eastern specimens of the latter, which are pale to butter yellow in C. xanthocorpa .
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
- Superfamily
- Noctuoidea
- Family
- Erebidae
- Subfamily
- Arctiinae
- Tribe
- Lithosiini
- Genus
- Crambidia
Imported taxonomy record. Source availability varies; see the source references and editorial policy below.
Habitat and Range
Geographic Range
" Crambidia xanthocorpa is known from New York south to Georgia in the east and west from Ohio to south into Mississippi, east of the Mississippi River" .
Seasonal Activity
"The flight period is from late May to August" .
Diet and Behavior
Diet: "The host is suspected to be fungi growing on mature dead pine tree trunks (D. C. Ferguson, pers. comm.)" .
Additional species information
Species notes from the sources
Etymology: "The specific epithet is from the combination of the Latin xantho [=yellowish] and corpus [=body]" .
About Butterflies and Moths: the wider group
Order-level background for Lepidoptera, the group containing Crambidia xanthocorpa. Species-specific details appear above.
Group overview
Lepidoptera includes approximately 180,000 described species of butterflies and moths. Moths outnumber butterflies roughly 10:1. The monarch butterfly's eastern population has declined by more than 80% since the mid-1990s, and the western population by over 95% since the 1980s. The IUCN lists the migratory monarch as Vulnerable.
Ecological role of the group
Butterflies and moths are essential indicators of ecosystem health. As caterpillars, they are a primary food source for birds - a single nest of blue tit chicks requires ~10,000 caterpillars. Adult moths pollinate many night-blooming plants.
Economic and practical significance of the group
Lepidoptera are critical pollinators. In Europe, grassland butterfly species have declined by almost 50% since the early 1990s. In the UK, three-quarters of butterflies are in decline. In the U.S., five butterfly species have gone extinct since 1950, with 29 listed as endangered.
Recorded sources for this group: IUCN Red List, Xerces Society, USFWS, PNAS, WWF. Imported estimates may describe particular regions or reporting periods.
Photos of Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 (5)
Photo credits: Contributed by Kyhl Austin
Frequently Asked Questions About Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1
What is Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1?
Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 (Crambidia xanthocorpa) is a species in the family Erebidae, within the order Lepidoptera.
How big is Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1?
FWL: 12 to 15 mm .
How do you identify Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1?
Crambidia xanthocorpa is superficially most similar to Crambidia cephalica ; it usually can usually be distinguished by the white patagia, tegulae, and prothorax of eastern specimens of the latter, which are pale to butter yellow in C. xanthocorpa .
Where is Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 found?
Range: Crambidia xanthocorpa is known from New York south to Georgia in the east and west from Ohio to south into Mississippi, east of the Mississippi River .
What does Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 eat?
The diet of the Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 includes The host is suspected to be fungi growing on mature dead pine tree trunks (D. C. Ferguson, pers. comm.) ..
When is Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1 active?
Crambidia xanthocorpa - Hodges#8053.1: seasonal activity - The flight period is from late May to August ..