Dicepolia rufitinctalis
Dicepolia rufitinctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1899.[1] It is found from Veracruz in Mexico through Central America and across tropical South America to south-central Brazil (Federal District) along the coastal Andes. There is one record from the US state of Florida.
| Dicepolia rufitinctalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Dicepolia |
| Species: | D. rufitinctalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dicepolia rufitinctalis (Hampson, 1899) | |
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The length of the forewings is 5.1–7.2 mm. The forewings are golden yellow to brownish yellow. The costa and lines are dark brown. The hindwings are pearly with a yellowish tinge. Adults have been recorded on wing from March to May in Central America, in February, from April to June and in September in northern South America and from August to November in the Andes.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Hayden, J.E., 2009: Taxonomic revision of Neotropical Dicepolia Snellen (Lepidoptera: Crambidae). Zootaxa, 2237: 1-33. Abstract & excerpt.
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