Myriostephes leucostictalis
| Myriostephes leucostictalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Myriostephes |
| Species: | M. leucostictalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Myriostephes leucostictalis (Hampson, 1899) | |
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Myriostephes leucostictalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are fuscous, the forewings with traces of an antemedial line, as well as a dark discoidal point and an indistinct postmedial line. The outer half of the costa has five prominent pure white spots. The hindwings have an indistinct postmedial line. Both the fore- and hindwings have a dark terminal line.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 250
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