Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854 is a animal in the Crambidae family, order Lepidoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis, the bougainvillea caterpillar moth, is a crambid moth with larvae that feed on Bougainvillea.

Family
Genus
Asciodes
Order
Lepidoptera
Class
Insecta

About Asciodes gordialis Guenée, 1854

Asciodes gordialis, commonly called the bougainvillea caterpillar moth, is a moth species belonging to the family Crambidae. Achille Guenée first described this species in 1854. This moth can be found across the southern United States, in the West Indies including Cuba and the Dominican Republic, and in South America including French Guiana, Ecuador and Argentina. The wingspan of Asciodes gordialis is approximately 25 millimeters. The larvae of this species feed on Bougainvillea species.

Photo: (c) Francisco Ramírez Palacios, all rights reserved, uploaded by Francisco Ramírez Palacios

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Lepidoptera Crambidae Asciodes

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