Arivaca (moth)
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Arivaca is a genus of snout moths
. It was described by J. C. Shaffer, in 1968, and contains the species A. pimella.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
. It was described by J. C. Shaffer, in 1968, and contains the species A. pimella.
Species
- Arivaca albicostellaArivaca albicostellaArivaca albicostella is a species of snout moth. It is found in southern Florida.The forewings are reddish brown, often sprinkled with light brown and dark brown scales. The colour is light brown anterior to the cell, sometimes sprinkled rather heavily with darker scales. The hindwings are light...
(Grossbeck, 1917) - Arivaca albidellaArivaca albidellaArivaca albidella is a species of snout moth. It is found in the south-western United States.The forewings are light tan to greyish brown....
(Hulst, 1900) - Arivaca artellaArivaca artellaArivaca artella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico....
Shaffer, 1968 - Arivaca linellaArivaca linellaArivaca linella is a species of snout moth. It is found in Arizona and New Mexico.The forewings are brown anterior to cell....
Shaffer, 1968 - Arivaca ostreellaArivaca ostreellaArivaca ostreella is a species of snout moth. It is found from southern Arizona through New Mexico to Texas.The wingspan is about 25 mm. The cell on the forewings is brownish orange and the ground colour is yellow or light orange posterior to the cell. The hindwings are light brown in both sexes....
(Ragonot, 1887) - Arivaca pimellaArivaca pimellaArivaca pimella is a species of snout moth. It is found in southern Arizona.The length of the forewings is about 13 mm. The forewings are sprinkled with brown and white anterior to the cell. The cell is brownish white. The hindwings are light brown in females and somewhat darker in males....
(Dyar, 1906) - Arivaca poohellaArivaca poohellaArivaca poohella is a species of snout moth. It is found from southern Arizona through New Mexico to Texas.There is a white costal band on the forewing, extending half way from the cell to the costa, it is bordered anteriorly with light orange. The hingwings are dark brown in males and light brown...
Shaffer, 1968