Arta calidalis
Encyclopedia
Arta calidalis is a species of snout moths
in the genus Arta
. It was described by Hampson, in 1906, and is known from Guatemala
and Paraguay
.
Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Arta
Arta (moth)
Arta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Grote, in 1875, and is known from Guatemala and the United States.-Species:* Arta bichordalis Ragonot, 1891* Arta calidalis* Arta encaustalis Ragonot, 1891* Arta epicoenalis...
. It was described by Hampson, in 1906, and is known from Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
and Paraguay
Paraguay
Paraguay , officially the Republic of Paraguay , is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to the east and northeast, and Bolivia to the northwest. Paraguay lies on both banks of the Paraguay River, which runs through the center of the...
.