Desmia chryseis

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Desmia chryseis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species:
D. chryseis
Binomial name
Desmia chryseis
Hampson, 1898
Synonyms
  • Desmia chryseis ab. briseisHering, 1906

Desmia chryseis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898. [1] It is found in Venezuela [2] and Peru.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a purplish-fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish-fuscous band on the termen. [3]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 633 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .