Blepharomastix haedulalis

Blepharomastix haedulalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species: B. haedulalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix haedulalis
(Hulst, 1886)
Synonyms
  • Botis haedulalis Hulst, 1886
  • Nomophila astigmalis Hampson, 1899
  • Nomophila irregulalis Dyar, 1913
  • Nomophila irregularis Klima, 1939

Blepharomastix haedulalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Mexico[1] and southern Texas.[2]

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are powdery grey, with a somewhat carneous underground, shaded darker along the costa. The inner line is blackish and the terminal line is slender and black. The hindwings are silky whitish, with faint carneous tint.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Descriptions of new Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico


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