Donacoscaptes fulvescens

Donacoscaptes fulvescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Donacoscaptes
Species:	D. fulvescens
Binomial name
	Donacoscaptes fulvescens; (Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
	Doratoperas fulvescens Hampson, 1919; Chilopsis peruanellus Schaus, 1922; Morpheis peruanellus;

Donacoscaptes fulvescens is a moth in the Crambidae family.^[1] It is found in Peru.^[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are pale ochraceous buff with scattered large black scales and vinaceous-fawn shading in the cell. There is a black point at the end of the cell and a number of small terminal black points, as well as a faint brownish postmedial line. The hindwings are suffused with smoky olive grey. The costa and postmedial space are whitish.^[3]

References

^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1921

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[1] Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog

[2] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-11.

[3] Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1921

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