Pycnarmon meritalis

Pycnarmon meritalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pycnarmon
Species: P. meritalis
Binomial name
Pycnarmon meritalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Zebronia meritalis Walker, 1859
  • Aripana annulata Warren, 1896
  • Conchylodes baptalis Snellen, 1880
  • Zebronia plexippusalis Walker, 1859

Pycnarmon meritalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Democratic Republic of Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), South Africa, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Taiwan[2] and Japan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with several brown spots, mainly at the wing margins.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Afro Moths
  3. ↑ Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
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