Desmia pentodontalis
| Desmia pentodontalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. pentodontalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmia pentodontalis Hampson, 1898 | |
Desmia pentodontalis is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Ecuador.[2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a cupreous tinge and with a hyaline spot in the cell, as well as a lunulate spot in the end of the cell and a lunulate spot below the cell with a whitish mark below it. There is a hyaline postmedial band. There is irregular medial hyaline band on the hindwings, as well as an irregular postmedial line.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Desmia at funet
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 631
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