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Yellow-Banded Leptosteges

Leptosteges flavicostella

Field notes

Leptosteges flavicostella is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1887. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Florida, South Carolina and Georgia.

The wingspan is 11–13 mm. Adults are on wing from April to November in Florida.

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Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided