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Procymbopteryx
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Procymbopteryx

Munroe, 1961[1]
Species:
P. belialis
Binomial name
Procymbopteryx belialis
(Druce, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pionea belialis Druce, 1899

Procymbopteryx is a genus of moths of the Crambidae family. It contains only one species, Procymbopteryx belialis, which is found in Mexico (Guerrero) and Arizona.[2]

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark greyish-brown. The costa, outer and inner margin are edged with yellowish white. The hindwings are greyish-white, but darker along the outer margin.[3] Adults are on wing from July to August.

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. ^ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ^ Druce, H. 1899. Lepidoptera - Heterocera. Vol. 2. Biologia Centrali-Americana. p. (557)

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