Blepharomastix irroratalis
Blepharomastix irroratalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Guatemala.[1]
| Blepharomastix irroratalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Blepharomastix |
| Species: | B. irroratalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Blepharomastix irroratalis (Hampson, 1907) | |
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Description
The forewings are whitish, tinged and irrorated (speckled) with yellow brown, the costal area and terminal area suffused with brown. There are traces of a dark antemedial line and there is a slight dark discoidal lunule, as well as a faint, dark, postmedial, minutely waved line. There is a terminal series of slight dark points. The hindwings are tinged with ochreous and there is a faint dark discoidal lunule, as well as traces of a postmedial line and some slight dark points on the termen towards the apex.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
- Hampson, George F. (January 1907). "Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. Taylor and Francis. 19 (109): 10 – via Internet Archive.
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