Penestola bufalis, the black penestola moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in the US states of Texas and Florida, as well as on the Antilles (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico). It is an accidentally introduced species on the Galápagos Islands.Galapagos Species Checklist of the Charles Darwin Foundation The habitat consists of coastal mangrove swamps and shorelines.New North American records of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera: Crambidae, Pyralidae) from southern Florida
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