Metacrateria pulverulella

Metacrateria pulverulella is a species of snout moth. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Metacrateria pulverulella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Metacrateria[1]
Species:
M. pulverulella
Binomial name
Metacrateria pulverulella
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Anerastia pulverulella Hampson, 1896

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Frons with a long flattened corneous projection more or less buried in scales. In the male, the head white and brown. Thorax pale brown. Abdomen ochreous. Forewings ochreous, with broad white costal fascia irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous, tapering to the apex, its lower edge defined by brown. A prominent dark speck found at the lower angle of cell. The veins beyond the cell, vein 1 and inner margin white irrorated with fuscous. Hindwings are whitish.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Metacrateria pulverulella (Hampson, 1896)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.


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