Biology:Blepharomastix leuconephralis

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Short description: Species of moth

Blepharomastix leuconephralis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. leuconephralis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix leuconephralis
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Lamprosema leuconephralis Hampson, 1918

Blepharomastix leuconephralis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Colombia.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are silvery white, with a pale red-brown costal area. The antemedial line is pale red-brown and there is a small pale red-brown annulus in upper part of the middle of the cell. The reniform is white, defined by pale red-brown and the postmedial line is also pale red-brown. There is a diffused very pale red-brown patch on the terminal area below apex, then a very pale red-brown terminal line. The hindwings are silvery white with a faint pale red-brown discoidal bar. The postmedial line is pale red-brown.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved 2014-07-15. 
  2. 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.

Wikidata ☰ Q19596111 entry