Lipocosma chiralis

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Lipocosma chiralis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lipocosma
Species:
L. chiralis
Binomial name
Lipocosma chiralis
Schaus, 1920

Lipocosma chiralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. The moth was described by Schaus in 1920, and today is found in Cuba. [1]

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The base of the forewings is white up to the middle of the costa and to one-third of the inner margin. It is bordered by a golden brown shade on the costa. The hindwings are silvery white with a black spot on the inner margin. There is a postmedial brown line and a brown terminal shade. [2]

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References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. New species of neotropical Pyraustinae PD-icon.svgThis article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .