Chrismania
Barnes & McDunnough, 1914
Chrismania is a in the Crambidae, containing a single , Chrismania pictipennalis. The genus was described in 1914 by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough. It is restricted to the southwestern United States, with records from southern California and Arizona. are small moths with distinctive forewing coloration and fly in early spring.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Chrismania: /krɪsˈmɑːniə/
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Identification
As a , Chrismania is identified by its sole Chrismania pictipennalis. Forewings measure 7–10 mm and display deep olive brown heavily overlaid with pale whitish ocherous scaling in the medial area; hindwings are pale orange red. The combination of small size, olive-brown forewings with pale medial scaling, and orange-red hindwings distinguishes it from other southwestern Crambidae.
Habitat
Found in arid and semi-arid regions of the southwestern United States. Specific preferences have not been documented.
Distribution
Recorded from southern California and Arizona, United States.
Seasonality
have been recorded on wing from March to May.
More Details
Taxonomic history
Both the and its sole were described simultaneously by Barnes and McDunnough in 1914, with no additional species subsequently assigned to Chrismania.