Catharylla serrabonita
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| Catharylla serrabonita T. Léger & B. Landry, 2014
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Catharylla serrabonita is a moth of the Crambidae family described by Théo Léger and Bernard Landry in 2014. It is found in the Brazilian states of Bahia and Espírito Santo.
The length of the forewings is 10–14 mm for males and 14 mm for females. The costal line on the forewings is ochreous and the median transverse line is ochreous to brown. The subterminal transverse line is ochreous to brown. The hindwings are cream coloured, usually with more or less connected marginal brown spots.
Etymology
The species name refers to the Serra Bonita Reserve in Bahia, Brazil.[1]
References
- ^ Léger, Théo; Landry, Bernard; Nuss, Matthias; Mally, Richard (2014) "Systematics of the Neotropical genus Catharylla Zeller (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae s. l., Crambinae)". ZooKeys. 375: 15–73.
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