Eremberga insignis

Eremberga insignis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Eremberga
Species: E. insignis
Binomial name
Eremberga insignis
Heinrich, 1939[1]
Synonyms
  • Zophodia insignis

Eremberga insignis is a species of snout moth in the genus Eremberga. It was described by Heinrich in 1939, and is found in Texas[2] and Mexico.

The wingspan is about 35 mm. The forewings are very faintly dusted with white on the costal half. The lower half of the wing is faintly shaded with dull luteous-ocherous.[3]

References

  1. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  2. ↑ Observations on some Phycitinae of Texas with the descriptions of two new species
  3. ↑ The cactus-feeding Phycitinae: A contribution toward a revision of the American pyralidoid moths of the family Phycitidae


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