Macna pomalis

Macna pomalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Macna[1]
Species: M. pomalis
Binomial name
Macna pomalis
Walker, [1859]
Synonyms
  • Goossensia prasinalis Ragonot, 1891
  • Macna prasinalis

Macna pomalis is a species of snout moth in the genus Macna. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Bhutan, Malacca and Singapore.

Adults are bright apple-green. The forewings have an indistinct fine waved rufous antemedial line and indistinct fine dentate postmedial and submarginal lines, the former with a white-centred spot and the latter with a black spot. The hindwings have a slight pinkish tinge.[2]

References


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, November 20, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.