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Blepharomastix griseicosta

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Blepharomastix griseicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. griseicosta
Binomial name
Blepharomastix griseicosta
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Lamprosema griseicosta Hampson, 1918

Blepharomastix griseicosta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a grey-brown costal area and a faint brown antemedial line, as well as a curved dark brown discoidal striga. The postmedial line is grey brown with a blackish bar at the costa and there is a grey-brown terminal line. The hindwings are silvery white with a pale grey-brown postmedial line and a grey-brown terminal line, except towards the tornus.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (3). Taylor and Francis: 255 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.