Schoenobius vittatus

Schoenobius vittatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Schoenobius
Species: S. vittatus
Binomial name
Schoenobius vittatus
Möschler, 1882
Synonyms
  • Chilo vinosellus Hampson, 1896

Schoenobius vittatus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Möschler in 1882. It is found in Surinam and Belize.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are dark red-brown with a purplish tinge and with purplish suffusion in the cell and on the outer area. There is also a whitish mark at the lower angle of the cell and a series of whitish submarginal specks. There is a marginal series of black specks. The hindwings are paler, except for the outer area.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Ann. Mag. Nat. hist. (9) 4 (23): 320


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