Mojavia

Mojavia is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae erected by Eugene G. Munroe in 1961. It contains only one species, Mojavia achemonalis, which was first described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico and Texas.^[2]

Mojavia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Tribe:	Odontiini
Genus:	Mojavia Munroe, 1961[1]
Species:	M. achemonalis
Binomial name
Mojavia achemonalis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
Noctuelia achemonalis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914 Noctuelia achemonalis pulcharalis Barnes & Benjamin, 1924

The length of the forewings is 5–6 mm.^[3] The basal third of the forewings is deep pink, extending along the costa to near the apex. The remainder of the wing is olivaceous ocherous, bordered with pink along the outer margin. The hindwings are deep smoky.^[4] Adults are on wing in April and from June to September.