Polygrammodes modestalis
| Polygrammodes modestalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Polygrammodes |
| Species: | P. modestalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygrammodes modestalis Dyar, 1912 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Polygrammodes modestalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Dyar in 1912. It is found in Mexico (Veracruz, Tecualpan).[1]
The wingspan is about 44 mm. The wings are light brown, the forewings with the veins and lines dark brown. The cell is a little lighter as are the interspaces between the outer and subterminal lines. The costa and fringe are dark brown and the reniform and orbicular spots are round, brown and fused to the edges of the cell. There is also a terminal row of pale yellowish marks. The hindwings are whitish and tinged with brown.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Descriptions of new species and genera of Lepidoptera, chiefly from Mexico
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