Stericta rufescens

Stericta rufescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Pyralidae
Genus:	Stericta
Species:	S. rufescens
Binomial name
	Stericta rufescens; Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
	Jocara rufescens;

Stericta rufescens is a species of snout moth (family Pyralidae). It was first described by George Hampson in 1896.^[1] It is found in Bhutan.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dark red brown, with pale patches at the base of the costa and apex. The hindwings have a submarginal black spot and a pale patch at the anal angle.^[2]

References

^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. pp. 120–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[Pyraloidea_db-1] "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. pp. 120–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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