Desmia odontoplaga

Desmia odontoplaga
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species: D. odontoplaga
Binomial name
Desmia odontoplaga
Hampson, 1898
Synonyms
  • Desmia aclistalis Dyar, 1914

Desmia odontoplaga is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Panama[1] and Brazil (Paraña, Lower Amazons).[2]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are fuscous brown with a cupreous tinge. There is an elliptic white spot in and below the middle of the cell with a speck beyond its lower point and an obscure line from it to the inner margin, as well as a white postmedial patch. There is a large medial white patch on the hindwings.[3]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, September 14, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.