Oligostigmoides

Lange, 1956

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A of aquatic in the Crambidae, described by William Harry Lange in 1956. The genus contains five described distributed from the southwestern United States through Central America to Peru. As members of the Acentropinae, these moths are associated with freshwater during their larval stages.

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Pronunciation

How to pronounce Oligostigmoides: /ˌɒlɪɡoʊˈstɪɡmoʊ.aɪdz/

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Habitat

Freshwater aquatic environments; larvae are aquatic, typical of the Acentropinae.

Distribution

Southwestern United States (including New Mexico), Mexico, Central America, and Peru.

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Taxonomic history

Originally described in a generic revision of North American aquatic , with the type Oligostigmoides cuernavacalis described from Cuernavaca, Mexico.

Species list

O. cryptalis (Druce, 1896), O. cuernavacalis Lange, 1956, O. mediocinctalis (Hampson, 1897), O. peruviensis (Hampson, 1917), O. profusalis (Schaus, 1912)

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