Thopeutis forbesellus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles H. Fernald in 1896. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded in California, Illinois, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Brunswick, Ohio, Ontario, Quebec and South Carolina.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Thopeutis forbesellus 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
- Calamotropha paludella
- Chilo plejadellus
- Chilo phragmitella
- Schoenobius gigantella
- Chilo luteellus
- Diatraea lisetta
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Lepidoptera
- Family
- Crambidae
- Genus
- Thopeutis
- Species
- Thopeutis forbesellus
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