Atascosa glareosella
Encyclopedia
Atascosa glareosella is a species of snout moth
in the genus Atascosa
. It was described by Zeller in 1872, and is known from the southern part of the U.S.A
, including Texas
.
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 Atascosa
Atascosa (moth)
Atascosa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Hulst, in 1890, and is known from Texas, United States and Columbia.-Species:* Atascosa glareosella * Atascosa verecundella...
. It was described by Zeller in 1872, and is known from the southern part of the U.S.A
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, including Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
.