''Frechinia laetalis'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
William Barnes
William Barnes (22 February 1801 – 7 October 1886) was an English polymath, writer, poet, philologist, priest, mathematician, engraving artist and inventor. He wrote over 800 poems, some in Dorset dialect, and much other work, including a co ...
and
James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from eastern
Washington and
Oregon to
Utah, southern
California and western
Texas.
The length of the forewings is 4.5–6 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October.
The larvae feed on ''
Ambrosia
In the ancient Greek myths, ''ambrosia'' (, grc, ἀμβροσία 'immortality'), the food or drink of the Greek gods, is often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon whoever consumed it. It was brought to the gods in Olympus ...
'' species. They
mine
Mine, mines, miners or mining may refer to:
Extraction or digging
* Miner, a person engaged in mining or digging
*Mining, extraction of mineral resources from the ground through a mine
Grammar
*Mine, a first-person English possessive pronoun
...
the leaves of their host plant.
References
Moths described in 1914
Odontiini
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