Blepharomastix benetinctalis

Blepharomastix benetinctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species: B. benetinctalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix benetinctalis
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Stenia benetinctalis Dyar, 1914

Blepharomastix benetinctalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1914. It is found in Mexico (Tabasco).[1]

The wingspan is about 15 mm. The forewings are dirty white, shaded with brown from the costa downward and with blackish at the apex. The lines are blackish and there is a terminal row of small, well-separated dots. The hindwings are whitish with a small discal dot and a blackish patch at the apex. Adults have been recorded on wing in October.[2]

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