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Agathodes designalis

Agathodes designalis


Family: Crambidae
Order: Lepidoptera
Class: Insecta
Phylum / Division: Arthropoda
Kingdom: Animalia

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Agathodes designalis, the sky-pointing moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It lives in Arizona, Texas, Florida, southern South America and the West Indies.

The length of the forewings is 13-18.5 mm. Adults are on wing from May to September in four generations in Florida.

The larvae feed on Erythrina (including Erythrina flabelliformis), Inga and Citharexylum species. The summer and fall generations feed on the leaves of their host plant, while larvae of the spring generation feed on the flowers.

Subspecies: 
  • Agathodes designalis designalis
  • Agathodes designalis monstralis Guenée, 1854 (Mexico, West Indies)

Source: Wikipedia, article Agathodes designalis. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





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Pdo de Zárate
Buenos Aires
Argentina
01/02/2021
Candela Castro



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
134423102/01/2021ArgentinaBuenos AiresPdo de ZárateCandela Castro
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Agathodes designalis – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 19/09/2026.