Blepharomastix herreralis

Blepharomastix herreralis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Blepharomastix
Species:	B. herreralis
Binomial name
	Blepharomastix herreralis; (Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
	Stenia herreralis Schaus, 1924;

Blepharomastix herreralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are whitish, thickly irrorated (sprinkled) with drab and with fine brown lines. The hindwings are white, thinly irrorated with drab on the outer half from the costa.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26 (5): 129 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26 (5): 129 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.