Ulopeza flavicepsalis

Ulopeza flavicepsalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Ulopeza
Species:	U. flavicepsalis
Binomial name
	Ulopeza flavicepsalis; Hampson, 1912

Last updated April 14, 2023

Ulopeza flavicepsalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.^[1] It is found in Mali,^[2] Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur).^[3]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown, with a large lunulate white postmedial patch between veins 8 and 3. The hindwings are brown, with a large elliptical white postmedial patch between veins 5 and 2.^[4]

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References

↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
↑ Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
↑ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ulopeza flavicepsalis Hampson, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article

[3] De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ulopeza flavicepsalis Hampson, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.

[4] The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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