Anacostia (moth)

Anacostia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Anacostia
J. C. Shaffer, 1968[1]
Species: A. tribulella
Binomial name
Anacostia tribulella
J. C. Shaffer, 1968

Anacostia is a genus of snout moths. It was described by J. C. Shaffer, in 1968, and contains the species A. tribulella.[1] It is found in North America, including Virginia.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-10.
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