Hahncappsia pergilvalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1886. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Ontario and the north-eastern and south-western United States. It is also present in Mexico, where it has been recorded from the Federal District, Puebla and Jalisco.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Hahncappsia pergilvalis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Hahncappsia mancalis
- Paracorsia repandalis
- Paratalanta hyalinalis
- Helvibotys helvialis
- Ostrinia penitalis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Hahncappsia
- Species
- Hahncappsia pergilvalis
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