Aureopteryx olufsoni

Aureopteryx olufsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Aureopteryx
Species: A. olufsoni
Binomial name
Aureopteryx olufsoni
Solis & Adamski, 1998

Aureopteryx olufsoni is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in the southern Atlantic and Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 5.5–6.7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellow with three silver streaks within a yellow apical area. The hindwings are pale yellow with a pale brown subterminal line.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Costa Rican Glaphyriinae
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