Choristostigma particolor

Choristostigma particolor
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Choristostigma
Species:	C. particolor
Binomial name
	Choristostigma particolor; (Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
	Diasemia particolorDyar, 1914;

Last updated August 27, 2019

Choristostigma particolor is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Zacualpan, Mexico.^[1]

Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera. Most lepidopterans are moths, and there are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of which have yet to be described. Most species of moth are nocturnal, but there are also crepuscular and diurnal species.

The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies include brightly coloured and patterned insects which rest in wing-spread attitudes.

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. American entomologist

Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. was an American entomologist.

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The forewings are straw yellow with reddish-brown shadings at the base. The reniform is fused in a purple shade that occupies most of the area beyond the outer line and the terminal area is yellow. The outer line is red brown above, where the purple shading is incomplete. The hindwings are light yellow with a large purple cloud at the apex and smaller clouds at the tornus and following it submarginally. There is a minute discal dot, followed by a streak across the inner area. Adults have been recorded on wing in July.^[2]

The wingspan of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777-200 has a wingspan of 60.93 metres, and a wandering albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of 3.63 metres, the official record for a living bird. The term wingspan, more technically extent, is also used for other winged animals such as pterosaurs, bats, insects, etc., and other fixed-wing aircraft such as ornithopters. In humans, the term wingspan also refers to the arm span, which is distance between the length from one end of an individual's arms to the other when raised parallel to the ground at shoulder height at a 90º angle. Former professional basketball player Manute Bol stands at 7 ft 7 in (2.31 m) and owns one of the largest wingspans at 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m).

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References

↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
↑ Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1914 47:365-409

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[1] "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera from Mexico Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1914 47:365-409