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Pygospila hyalotypa

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Pygospila hyalotypa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pygospila
Species:
P. hyalotypa
Binomial name
Pygospila hyalotypa
Turner, 1908

Pygospila hyalotypa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[3]

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings fuscous-grey, with a purple lustre. The spots are translucent and free from scales. There is a dot below the cell near the base, and another in the cell towards the base, as well as a quadrangular spot in cell, and another oval spot on the dorsal side of it below the cell. A quadrangular spot is found beneath the costa, it is bisected by vein 6. There is a smaller spot obliquely below this, bisected by vein 4. The hindwings have a sinuate termen. The colour is as the forewings, but there is one translucent spot only. It is located towards the base on dorsal side of the cell and is elongate-ovoid and narrower towards base.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ BOLD Systems
  3. ^ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  4. ^ Royal Society of South Australia - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.