Desmia parastigma

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Desmia parastigma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species:
D. parastigma
Binomial name
Desmia parastigma
Dyar, 1914

Desmia parastigma is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama [1] and Costa Rica. [2]

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are black with two white hyaline (glass-like) spots. The costa of the hindwings is washed with sordid (dirty) whitish and there is a little white dash across the cell, as well as a long whitish streak from the subcostal area to the tornus. [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 parastigma Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 261 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .