Schoenobius retractalis

Schoenobius retractalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schoenobius
Species: S. retractalis
Binomial name
Schoenobius retractalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Argyria retractalis Hampson, 1919

Schoenobius retractalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Guyana.[2]

The wingspan is 16 mm. The basal area of the forewings is white with a cupreous brown costal edge. There is a patch of cupreous brown suffusion and a black antemedial line. The medial area is cupreous brown with a white streak below the costa. The hindwings are silky white with a cupreous brown terminal line.[3]

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