Glaphyria citronalis

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Glaphyria citronalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glaphyria
Species:
G. citronalis
Binomial name
Glaphyria citronalis
(H. Druce, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Homophysa citronalisH. Druce, 1899

Glaphyria citronalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899. [1] It is found from south-eastern Mexico south to Central America and Brazil.

There are four transverse yellow apical streaks on the forewings. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.