Choristostigma perpulchralis

Choristostigma perpulchralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Choristostigma
Species:	C. perpulchralis
Binomial name
	Choristostigma perpulchralis; (Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
	Ischnurges perpulchralis Hampson, 1899; Ischnurges chromophila Dyar, 1914; Choristostigma chromaphila Munroe, 1983; Ischnurges microchroia Dyar, 1916;

Choristostigma perpulchralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Mexico (Tehuacan, Veracruz)^[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Texas.^[2]

The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The forewings are bright yellow with a bright pink costa and terminal area, as well as a pink antemedial line. The hindwings are white and the terminal area is yellowish suffused with pink scales.^[3] Adults are on wing in March, May and September.

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ mothphotographersgroup
^ Hampson, 1899. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 188

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-07-15. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2] thphotographersgroup

[3] Hampson, 1899. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 188

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