Raphiptera

Raphiptera is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Raphiptera argillaceellus, the diminutive grass-veneer, which is found in eastern North America, where it has been recorded from Labrador, Ontario, Wisconsin, Connecticut, New York, Quebec, Alberta and Michigan. The range extends to Florida and Texas in the south-east^[2] and Costa Rica in Central America.^[3] The habitat consists of bogs.

Raphiptera
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Subfamily:	Crambinae
Tribe:	Crambini
Genus:	Raphiptera Hampson, 1896[1]
Species:	R. argillaceellus
Binomial name
Raphiptera argillaceellus (Packard, 1867)
Synonyms
Crambus argillaceellus Packard, 1867 Crambus argillaceus Hampson, 1896 Crambus argillaceellus minimellus Robinson, 1870 Raphiptera argillaceella

The wingspan is 10–15 mm. Adults are on wing from June to August.^[4]

The larvae probably feed on grasses.^[5]

Subspecies

• Raphiptera argillaceellus argillaceellus
• Raphiptera argillaceellus minimellus (Robinson, 1870)