Palpita illibalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Palpita
Species:	P. illibalis
Binomial name
Palpita illibalis (Hübner, 1818)
Synonyms
Hapalia illibalis Hübner, 1818 Botys euphaesalis Walker, 1859 Botys subjectalis Lederer, 1863

Palpita illibalis, the inkblot palpita moth, is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Jacob Hübner in 1818.^[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.^[2]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to October, with most records from June to August. The caterpillars are reported to feed on the leaves of the white fringetree in the Oleaceae plant family.^[3]