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Hileithia apygalis

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Hileithia apygalis
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H. apygalis
Binomial name
Hileithia apygalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx apygalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pterygisus appialis Snellen, 1875

Hileithia apygalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Guenée in 1854. It is found in Colombia,[1] Panama and Mexico (Tabasco).

The fore- and hindwings are dusky white, the former crossed from the costal to the inner margin by five fine waved blackish-brown lines, the costal margin spotted with black, the outer margin from the apex to the anal angle broadly bordered with dark grey. The marginal line is black. The hindwings are crossed by three dark waved lines, the apex is dark grey.[2]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Biologia Centrali-Americana