Biology:Blepharomastix cronanalis

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Short description: Species of moth

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

Blepharomastix cronanalis 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 22 mm. The wings are white with terminal fuscous-black points. The lines are fine and buffy brown. The forewing costal margin is suffused with buffy brown and there is an outcurved antemedial line followed by a broken ocellus in the cell at the subcosta. There is a line on the discocellular of the hindwings.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  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. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofent261924ento#page/126/mode/2up.  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

Wikidata ☰ Q19596085 entry