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Petrophila heppneri

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Petrophila heppneri
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P. heppneri
Binomial name
Petrophila heppneri
A. Blanchard & Knudson, 1983

Petrophila heppneri is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by André Blanchard and Edward C. Knudson in 1983. It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Texas.[1]

The length of the forewings is 4.3-7.1 mm for males and 4.8-9.4 mm for females. The ground color of the forewings is white with fuscous, orange and silver maculation (spots). The ground color of the hindwings is white. The antemedial fascia is fuscous from the anal angle to near the costa, with orange scaling centrally. There is a subterminal row of five black spots, preceded by an orange shade and separated by five metallic silver spots.

Etymology

The species is named for Dr. John B. Heppner, who first reported the existence of the species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Two new species Of Pyralidae (Lepidoptera) from Texas