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Blepharomastix pallidipennis

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Blepharomastix pallidipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. pallidipennis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix pallidipennis
(Warren, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Hapalia pallidipennis Warren, 1889

Blepharomastix pallidipennis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Description

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The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are semihyaline whitish with a faint yellowish tinge. The costa and hind margin are diffusely bronzy grey with brownish lines. There is a very strong brown lunular mark on the discocellular, and a minute dot immediately beyond the first line. The hindwings are bronzy grey along the hind margin, with a distinct central brown spot and the exterior line of the forewings is repeated.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.