Hileithia approprialis

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Hileithia approprialis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hileithia
Species:
H. approprialis
Binomial name
Hileithia approprialis
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Bocchoris approprialisDyar, 1914

Hileithia approprialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was first described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama. [1]

Description

The wingspan is 13–14 mm. The wings are pale straw yellow with dense costal dots on the forewings. The ground colour is shaded with brown along the margins of both wings. [2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 266 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .