Homoeosoma striatellum

Homoeosoma striatellum is a species of snout moth in the genus Homoeosoma. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1905. It is found in North America, including Arizona, California[1] and Nevada.

Homoeosoma striatellum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Homoeosoma
Species:
H. striatellum
Binomial name
Homoeosoma striatellum
Dyar, 1905[1]
Synonyms

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are pale gray and the veins are all lined with black. The ground color is dusted with blackish. The hindwings are whitish and ashen at the margin.[2]

References

  1. Dyar, Harrison G. (1905). "New North American Lepidoptera and Synonymical Notes". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 7 (1): 38–39.
  2. Public Domain One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Dyar (1905).

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