Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Achyra bifidalis

Achyra bifidalis

Oruga del Yuyo Colorado
Family: Crambidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia
 Request change


Filters

Records from Viedma

Description


Achyra bifidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Johan Christian Fabricius in 1794. It is found from the southern United States (from Arizona to Florida) south through Mexico to Brazil and Argentina. It is also found in the West Indies.

The wingspan is .

The larvae feed on Gossypium and Portulaca species. They reach a length of 24–27 mm.

Source: Wikipedia, article Achyra bifidalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 322260
  Adult
Viedma
Río Negro
Argentina
03/16/2019
Federico Andrés De Maio
Foto
Photography ID: 322259
  Adult
Viedma
Río Negro
Argentina
03/15/2019
Federico Andrés De Maio
Foto
Photography ID: 320850
  Adult
Viedma
Río Negro
Argentina
02/27/2019
Federico Andrés De Maio
Foto
Photography ID: 320849
  Adult
Viedma
Río Negro
Argentina
02/24/2019
Federico Andrés De Maio



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records







Page 1
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
89649516/03/2019ArgentinaRío NegroViedmaFederico Andrés De Maio
89649415/03/2019ArgentinaRío NegroViedmaFederico Andrés De Maio
89395427/02/2019ArgentinaRío NegroViedmaFederico Andrés De Maio
89395324/02/2019ArgentinaRío NegroViedmaFederico Andrés De Maio
Page 1

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Achyra bifidalis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 18/09/2026.