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Palpita flegia

Satin White Palpita Moth


Palpita flegia


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

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Palpita flegia, the satin white moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, Colombia, Brazil, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida and Texas.

The moth is about 46 mm.

The larvae feed on Thevetia peruviana.

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





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Photography ID: 686788
  Adult

Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
05/12/2026
Néstor Trossero
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Photography ID: 342293
  Adult

Paraná
Entre Ríos
Argentina
07/20/2019
Néstor Trossero



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
246996912/05/2026ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
95008020/07/2019ArgentinaEntre RíosZona urbana, ParanáNéstor Trossero
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Satin White Palpita Moth (Palpita flegia) – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 30/09/2026.