Parapoynx euryscia

Parapoynx euryscia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1885.[1] It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Tasmania[2] and Victoria.

Parapoynx euryscia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Parapoynx
Species:
P. euryscia
Binomial name
Parapoynx euryscia
(Meyrick, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Hydreuretis euryscia Meyrick, 1885
  • Cosmophylla oxygramma Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white with the veins indistinctly indicated with pale fuscous. The costal edge is fuscous and the upper and lower medians and submedian fold are marked by strong cloudy dark fuscous streaks from the base to the middle of the disc. The hindwings are white with a cloudy fuscous spot towards the middle of the disc and an indistinct fuscous streak.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Mally, Richard; Hayden, James; Bauer, Franziska; Segerer, Andreas; Li, Houhun; Schouten, Rob; Solis, M. Alma; Trofimova, Tatiana; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 15 July 2014.
  2. Australian Moths Online. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences.
  3. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1885. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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