Blepharomastix ranalis – Hollow-spotted Blepharomastix

Family Crambidae   Hodges # 5182

Caterpillar foods: leaves of a Chenopodium species (Covell); larvae have been found on Chenopodium standleyanum – Woodland Goosefoot (Bugguide).  We don’t have that species here, but there are several other species of Chenopodium on our land, and nearby.

7/3/2021

 

7/7/2011

 

7/5/2014

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7/15/2013

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