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Raphiptera

Wikipedia Abstract

Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east and Costa Rica in Central America. The habitat consists of bogs. The larvae probably feed on grasses.
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External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0