Prionapteryx albicostalis
Prionapteryx albicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in what was Madras State in India.[1]
Prionapteryx albicostalis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Subfamily: | Crambinae |
Tribe: | Ancylolomiini |
Genus: | Prionapteryx |
Species: | P. albicostalis |
Binomial name | |
Prionapteryx albicostalis (Hampson, 1919) | |
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The wingspan is 28 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are white, suffused with rufous and irrorated (sprinkled) with black in the interspaces. The costal area is pure white, with a slight rufous tinge towards the base. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with red brown.[2]
References
- Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- Hampson, George F. (1919). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 4 (21): 138–139 – via Internet Archive.
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