Prionapteryx albicostalis

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Prionapteryx albicostalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Subfamily: Crambinae
Tribe: Ancylolomiini
Genus: Prionapteryx
Species:
P. albicostalis
Binomial name
Prionapteryx albicostalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Surattha albicostalisHampson, 1919

Prionapteryx albicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in what was Madras State in India. [1]

The wingspan is 28 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are white, suffused with rufous and irrorated (sprinkled) with black in the interspaces. The costal area is pure white, with a slight rufous tinge towards the base. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with red brown. [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. Hampson, George F. (1919). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 4 (21): 138–139 via Internet Archive.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .