Blepharomastix benetinctalis

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Blepharomastix benetinctalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. benetinctalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix benetinctalis
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Stenia benetinctalisDyar, 1914

Blepharomastix benetinctalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Tabasco, Mexico. [1]

Description

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dirty white, shaded with brown from the costa downward and with blackish at the apex. The lines are blackish and there is a terminal row of small, well-separated dots. The hindwings are whitish with a small discal dot and a blackish patch at the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing in October. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .