Biology:Metacrateria pulverulella

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Short description: Species of moth

Metacrateria pulverulella
Scientific classification
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M. pulverulella
Binomial name
Metacrateria pulverulella
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Anerastia pulverulella Hampson, 1896

Metacrateria pulverulella is a species of snout moth. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

The wingspan is about 18 mm. Frons with a long flattened corneous projection more or less buried in scales. In the male, the head white and brown. Thorax pale brown. Abdomen ochreous. Forewings ochreous, with broad white costal fascia irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous, tapering to the apex, its lower edge defined by brown. A prominent dark speck found at the lower angle of cell. The veins beyond the cell, vein 1 and inner margin white irrorated with fuscous. Hindwings are whitish.[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q6822456 entry