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Phostria dohrnii

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Phostria dohrnii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phostria
Species:
P. dohrnii
Binomial name
Phostria dohrnii
(Snellen, 1881)
Synonyms
  • Plectroctena dohrnii Snellen, 1881
  • Plectroctena dohrni Snellen, 1895
  • Omiodes milvalis Druce, 1895

Phostria dohrnii is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1881. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama.[1]

Description

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The fore- and hindwings are yellow, the former with the costal margin brownish-yellow and the apex broadly purplish-brown, as well as two lines crossing the wing from the costal to the inner margin and a small brown dot in the cell. The apex and outer margin of the hindwings are purplish-brown and there is a large U-shaped brown mark extending from the costal margin across the wing from near the lower side of which a waved line extends to the inner margin.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ botanicus.org Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.