''Arthromastix'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
moth
Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
s of the family
Crambidae
The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. It contains only one species, ''Arthromastix lauralis'', which is found in Central America (including Belize, Costa Rica), South America (including Brazil, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentina), as well as the Dominican Republic and Cuba.
Description
The forewings are yellowish white with a broad cupreous-brown border and a yellow marginal line.
Behaviour and ecology
The larvae feed on ''
Trichostigma octandrum''.
''List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum'' 17: 358
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References
Spilomelinae
Monotypic moth genera
Moths of North America
Moths of South America
Crambidae genera
Taxa named by William Warren (entomologist)
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