''Perispasta'' is a
genus of
moths of the family
Crambidae. It contains only one species, ''Perispasta caeculalis'', or
Titian Peale's pyralid moth, which is found in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, where it has been recorded from
Quebec west to
British Columbia, south to
Florida,
Texas and
Colorado. The habitat consists of fields and meadows. Both the genus and species were
first described by
Philipp Christoph Zeller in 1875.
The
wingspan is 16–18 mm. The forewings are dark brown with a white discal bar. The hindwings are white.
Adults have been recorded on wing from January to November, depending on the location.
References
Natural History Museum Lepidoptera genus database
Pyraustinae
Crambidae genera
Monotypic moth genera
Taxa named by Philipp Christoph Zeller
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