Prenesta scyllalis
Prenesta scyllalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.[1]
Prenesta scyllalis | |
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San Ignacio, Belize | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Prenesta |
Species: | P. scyllalis |
Binomial name | |
Prenesta scyllalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2] Adults are luteous (yellowish), the wings with red interior and exterior lines and with blackish marginal points. The forewings are reddish along the costa and there is a large reddish reniform mark.[3]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 18: 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16
- List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 566 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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