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Leptosteges fuscipunctalis

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Leptosteges fuscipunctalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leptosteges
Species:
L. fuscipunctalis
Binomial name
Leptosteges fuscipunctalis
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Patissa fuscipunctalis Hampson, 1896

Leptosteges fuscipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in Espírito Santo, Brazil.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pure shining white, but the costa is dusky fulvous with a dusky spot at the lower angle of the cell.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Patissa fuscipunctalis Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 910 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.