Neodavisia melusina
| Neodavisia melusina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Neodavisia[1] |
| Species: | N. melusina |
| Binomial name | |
| Neodavisia melusina Ferguson, Blanchard & Knudson, 1984 | |
Neodavisia melusina is a species of snout moth in the genus Neodavisia. It is found in Texas.[2]
The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.6 mm for males and about 5.8 mm for females. The forewings are smooth scaled. The hindwings are nearly uniform dusky brown except for traces of a diffuse, whitish postmedial band near and parallel to the outer margin and, in females, a dash of orange in first anal fold just before the postmedial band.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ A new species of Neodavisia Barnes and McDunnough (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from southern Texas
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