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Blepharomastix fuscilunalis

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Blepharomastix fuscilunalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. fuscilunalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix fuscilunalis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Stenia fuscilunalis Hampson, 1907

Blepharomastix fuscilunalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Costa Rica,[1] Guatemala and Panama.

Description

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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white, the costal area suffused with fuscous brown and the apical area suffused with fuscous brown. The hindwings are white, with a slight dark discoidal lunule, with an oblique line from it to the tornus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.