Desmia melaleucalis
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| Species: | D. melaleucalis
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| Desmia melaleucalis Hampson, 1899
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Desmia melaleucalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Ecuador.[1]
The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are purplish black with a short hyaline streak below the base of the cell and a triangular spot in the end of the cell, as well as a slight discoidal lunule. The hindwings are hyaline white, with a purplish black base, costa and terminal area.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 632