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Paracymoriza scotalis

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Paracymoriza scotalis
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P. scotalis
Binomial name
Paracymoriza scotalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Parthenodes scotalis Hampson, 1906

Paracymoriza scotalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]

The wingspan is 29–40 mm. The forewings are dark brown, but paler along the veins. There is a pale narrow subbasal fascia, a pale antemedian fascia, a blackish discal spot and a pale postmedian fascia. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a pale median fascia. Adults are on wing from March to May and in September and November.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Afro Moths
  3. ^ Agassiz, D.J.L., 2012: The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa. Zootaxa 3494: 1–73. Abstract: [1].