Jump to content

Blepharomastix fusalis

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by SchreiberBike (talk | contribs) at 23:52, 27 February 2018 (→‎top: Change to full name of describer per MOS:SURNAME - also some copy editing using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Blepharomastix fusalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Species:
B. fusalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix fusalis
(Hampson, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Stenia fusalis Hampson, 1917

Blepharomastix fusalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1917. It is found in Colombia.[1]

The wingspan is about 28 mm. The forewings are pale red-brown with a cupreous gloss and thickly irrorated with dark brown, the costa is darker towards the base and there is an indistinct brown antemedial line, as well as a small white spot in the middle of the cell and a white discoidal bar. The postmedial line is dark and indistinct and there is a terminal series of black points. The hindwings are white, the terminal area tinged with cupreous red-brown except towards the tornus. There is a blackish discoidal point and an indistinct dark postmedial line and a terminal series of black bars.[2]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology