Prenesta rubralis
| Prenesta rubralis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Prenesta |
| Species: | P. rubralis |
| Binomial name | |
| Prenesta rubralis (Hampson, 1898) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prenesta rubralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Peru[1] and Ecuador.[2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. Adults are dark red, the forewings with traces of an antemedial line preceded by a yellowish mark in the cell. There is a distinct black-edged orange quadrate spot in the end of the cell, as well as a discoidal black lunule. The postmedial line has an orange spot on the outer side. The hindwings have a discoidal annulate spot and a curved fuscous postmedial line. Both wings have a terminal series of black points.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Prenesta at funet
- ↑ Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 648
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