''Petrophila kearfottalis'' is a
moth in the family
Crambidae first described by
William Barnes and
James Halliday McDunnough in 1917. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from
Alberta,
Arizona,
British Columbia,
California,
Colorado,
Montana,
New Mexico and
Texas.
The larvae probably feed on
algae
Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...
.
References
Petrophila
Moths described in 1917
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