Moths of North Carolina
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32 NC Records

Crocidophora serratissimalis Zeller, 1872 - Angelic Crocidophora

Crocidophora serratissimalisCrocidophora serratissimalisCrocidophora serratissimalis
Taxonomy
Superfamily:
Pyraloidea		 Family:
Crambidae		Subfamily:
Pyraustinae		Tribe:
Pyraustini		P3 Number:
80a0707		 MONA Number:
4944.00		 Other Common Names:
Saw-toothed Crocidophora, Angelic Crocidiphora Moth, Sawtoothed Crocidiphora
Comments: The genus Crocidophora contains seven described species from North America and India. There are three recognized species in North America and all occur in North Carolina.
Identification
Field Guide Descriptions: Online Resources: MPG, BugGuide, iNaturalist, Google, BAMONA, GBIF, BOLDTechnical Description, Adults: Munroe (1976)                                                                                 
Adult Markings: The following is based in part on the description by Forbes (1923). The forewing ground is a pale straw-color and is overlain with dark brown lines, including on some of the veins. The antemedial line near the wing base is somewhat waved and oblique, and rather obscure in the male. The postmedial line is sinuous and deeply bowed near the middle of the wing, with patches of brown shading before it. The reniform is shaped like a dark bar, and the subterminal line is deeply toothed and runs nearly parallel to the outer margin. The terminal line is fine, continuous and brown. The hindwing has postmedial and subterminal lines that are similar to those of the forewing, but the postmedial is less sinuous and bowed. The fringe of both wings is the same or slightly darker than the ground color.
Adult ID Requirements: Identifiable from good quality photos of unworn specimens.
Immatures and Development: The larval life history is rather poorly documented. Putman (1942) found the larvae feeding on two species of cutgrass (Leersia). They were found within a tube that was formed by sewing together the edges of a leaf. No other details were provided.
Distribution in North Carolina
Distribution: Crocidophora serratissimalis is found throughout much of the eastern U.S. and in adjoining areas of southern Canada (Ontario; Quebec; Nova Scotia). The range in the U.S. is from Maine southward to southern Georgia and westward to Arkansas, northeastern Texas, eastern Oklahoma, eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska and Wisconsin. This species occurs statewide in North Carolina, although it is relatively uncommon in the Coastal Plain.
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Crocidophora serratissimalis
Flight Dates:
 High Mountains (HM) ≥ 4,000 ft.
 Low Mountains (LM) < 4,000 ft.
 Piedmont (Pd)
 Coastal Plain (CP)

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