Phaedropsis maritzalis
| Phaedropsis maritzalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phaedropsis |
| Species: | P. maritzalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Phaedropsis maritzalis (Schaus, 1920) | |
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Phaedropsis maritzalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in Guatemala,[1] Honduras and Venezuela.[2]
The wingspan is about 29 mm. The wings are bright orange with black markings. There is a subbasal spot on the costa of the forewings, as well as a more remote spot on the inner margin and an antemedial spot on the costa entering the cell as a line. There is an outset vertical line below the cell, and a similar line from vein 1 to the inner margin, as well as a thick line on the discocellular and an outbent postmedial line across the costal margin. On the hindwings, there is a postmedial series of spots.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Washington, Entomological Society Of. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington, 1919
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