Blepharomastix fusalis
Blepharomastix fusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Colombia.[1]
| Blepharomastix fusalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Blepharomastix |
| Species: | B. fusalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Blepharomastix fusalis (Hampson, 1917) | |
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Description
The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale red-brown with a cupreous gloss and thickly irrorated with dark brown, the costa is darker towards the base and there is an indistinct brown antemedial line, as well as a small white spot in the middle of the cell and a white discoidal bar. The postmedial line is dark and indistinct and there is a terminal series of black points. The hindwings are white, the terminal area tinged with cupreous red-brown except towards the tornus. There is a blackish discoidal point and an indistinct dark postmedial line and a terminal series of black bars.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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