Mecyna prunipennis

Mecyna prunipennis
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
Synonyms
	Uresiphita 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]

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 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Japanese Moths

[3] The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1879. 1879 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.