Desmia ufeus

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| taxon = Desmia ufeus

| authority = (Cramer, 1777)

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  • Phalaena (Noctua) ufeus Cramer, 1777
  • Aediodes orbalis Guenée, 1854
  • Desmia bulisalis Walker, 1859
  • Desmia divisalis Walker, 1866
  • Desmia prognealis Walker, 1859
  • Desmia viduatalis Möschler, 1890
  • Hyalitis ufealis Guenée, 1854

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Desmia ufeus is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Pieter Cramer in 1777. It is found in Suriname, French Guiana, Costa Rica, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico,{{cite web |url=http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx |title=GlobIZ search |website=Global Information System on Pyraloidea |accessdate=2014-07-15}}[http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=66429 BOLD Systems] Jamaica, Cuba and Florida.[http://mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu/species.php?hodges=5162 Moth Photographers Group]. Mississippi State University.

The wingspan is about 23 mm. Adults are on wing year round.

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