Biology:Blepharomastix bademusalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Blepharomastix bademusalis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. bademusalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix bademusalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Stenia bademusalis Schaus, 1924

Blepharomastix bademusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with buffy brown. There is a faint buffy-brown spot in the cell. The postmedial line is faint and buffy brown and there are brown terminal points. The hindwings are white with a faint postmedial line, as well as an interrupted sayal (the color of sackcloth) -brown terminal line.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved April 4, 2018. 
  2. Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 26 (5): 126–127. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofent261924ento#page/126/mode/2up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q19596064 entry