Polygrammodes quatrilis

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Polygrammodes quatrilis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Polygrammodes
Species:
P. quatrilis
Binomial name
Polygrammodes quatrilis
(H. Druce, 1902)
Synonyms
  • Lygropia quatrilisH. Druce, 1902
  • Polygrammodes nigrifronsDognin, 1903

Polygrammodes quatrilis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1902. It is found in Venezuela and Colombia. [1]

The forewings are white, although the costal margin and all the veins are black. The hindwings are semihyaline white. The fringes of both wings are white. [2]

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References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Druce, Herbert (May 1902). "Descriptions of some new species of Lepidoptera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 9 (53): 321–334. doi:10.1080/00222930208678598 via Biodiversity Heritage Library.