Praeacrospila melanoproctis
| Praeacrospila melanoproctis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Praeacrospila |
| Species: | P. melanoproctis |
| Binomial name | |
| Praeacrospila melanoproctis (Hampson, 1899) | |
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Praeacrospila melanoproctis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It was described from Brazil (São Paulo),[1] but has also been recorded from Costa Rica[2] and Cuba.
The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are ochreous with a fuscous costal area. There is a sinuous dark antemedial line with a small annulus in the cell beyond it, as well as a large ochreous-centered discocellular reniform dark patch with a waved postmedial line with a large dark apical patch beyond it. There are two small ochreous spots on its outer edge. The hindwings are ochreous with a discocellular speck, as well as an apical dark patch and a series of marginal specks.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ BOLD Systems
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 659
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