Prenesta rubralis
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| Species: | P. rubralis
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| Prenesta rubralis (Hampson, 1898)
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Prenesta rubralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Peru[1] and Ecuador.[2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are dark red, the forewings with traces of an antemedial line preceded by a yellowish mark in the cell. There is a distinct black-edged orange quadrate spot in the end of the cell, as well as a discoidal black lunule. The postmedial line has an orange spot on the outer side. The hindwings have a discoidal annulate spot and a curved fuscous postmedial line. Both wings have a terminal series of black points.[3]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Prenesta at funet
- ^ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 648
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