Blepharomastix strigivenalis

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Blepharomastix strigivenalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. strigivenalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix strigivenalis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Lamprosema strigivenalisHampson, 1918

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

Description

The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are whitish suffused with ochreous. The costal edge is black towards the base and there is a black spot at the base of the cell, as well as a subbasal black spot on the inner margin. The antemedial line is blackish with a black spot at the costa. The hindwings are whitish, suffused with fuscous brown and with a blackish terminal line. [2]

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References

  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. Taylor and Francis. 1 (3): 258 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .