Mecyna prunipennis
Mecyna prunipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Mecyna |
Species: | M. prunipennis |
Binomial name | |
Mecyna prunipennis Butler, 1879 | |
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The wingspan is about 13 mm.[2] The forewings are reddish brown, tinged with plum colour and with a greyish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dirty ochreous, with a grey external border.[3]
References
- "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Japanese Moths
- The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1879. 1879
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