Prenesta scyllalis

Prenesta scyllalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Prenesta
Species:	P. scyllalis
Binomial name
	Prenesta scyllalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Botys scyllalis Walker, 1859; Trithyris scyllalis; Botys turnusalis Walker, 1859; Botys delicatalis Lederer, 1863; Prenesta fabialis Snellen, 1875;

Prenesta scyllalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.^[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm.^[2] Adults are luteous, the wings with red interior and exterior lines and with blackish marginal points. The forewing are reddish along the costa and there is a large reddish reniform mark.^[3]

References

^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Tijdschr. Ent. 18 : 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16
^ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 18: 566

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Tijdschr. Ent. 18 : 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16

[3] List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 18: 566

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