Hollow-spotted blepharomastix moth
The hollow-spotted blepharomastix moth is a small, pale tan moth with thin dark brown lines on its wings. When it rests, it spreads its wings out flat instead of folding them. Two little spots on each front wing look like empty rings.
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Fun facts
It is a grass moth, part of a big family of small moths called Crambidae.
One of the dark lines on its front wing makes two sharp turns, like a zigzag.
It lives from Arizona to Florida and as far north as Quebec in Canada.
Grown-ups fly from March to October, and most are seen between April and August.
Most asked questions about Hollow-spotted blepharomastix moth
?Is the hollow-spotted blepharomastix moth dangerous?
No. It is a small moth that cannot bite or sting.
?When can you see this moth?
From March to October, most often between April and August.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Blepharomastix ranalis
- Group
- Moths
- Family
- Crambidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Lepidoptera > Crambidae
- Lives on
- North America
Where the facts come from
- Blepharomastix ranalis (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren. CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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