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Sufetula sunidesalis

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Sufetula sunidesalis
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S. sunidesalis
Binomial name
Sufetula sunidesalis
Walker, 1859
Synonyms
  • Loetrina flexalis Walker, 1863
  • Mirobriga albicans Walker, 1863

Sufetula sunidesalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found on Borneo[1] and in India (Sikkim, Assam), Sri Lanka and Malaysia.[2]

Adults are cinereous, speckled with brown. The wings are partly shaded with pale brown and speckled with darker brown. The exterior line is whitish and the marginal line is dark brown. The forewings have whitish marks along the costa and a blackish apical spot, as well as a whitish interior line.[3]

References

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Sufetula at funet
  3. ^ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 19: 947