''Palpita freemanalis'', or Freeman's palpita moth, is a
moth in the family
Crambidae. It was described by
Eugene G. Munroe
Eugene Gordon Munroe (8 September 1919 – 31 May 2008) was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Munro ...
in 1952. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Alabama,
Illinois,
Indiana,
Louisiana,
Maryland,
Mississippi,
North Carolina,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
,
South Carolina,
Tennessee and
Texas.
The
wingspan is 20–22 mm.
Adults have been recorded from March to September, with most records from August.
References
Moths described in 1952
freemanalis
Moths of North America
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