Prenesta scyllalis

Prenesta scyllalis
	San Ignacio, Belize
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
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 family Crambidae. It was described by Francis 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 (yellowish), the wings with red interior and exterior lines and with blackish marginal points. The forewings are reddish along the costa and there is a large reddish reniform mark.^[3]

References

^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 18: 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16
^ List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 566

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 18: 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16

[3] List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 566

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