Ulopeza nigricostata

Ulopeza nigricostata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ulopeza
Species: U. nigricostata
Binomial name
Ulopeza nigricostata
Hampson, 1912

Ulopeza nigricostata is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Nigeria.[2]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. The forewings are orange-yellow, the costa fuscous brown with a cupreous gloss except towards the base, the terminal area broadly fuscous brown with a cupreous gloss. The hindwings are yellow, the terminal area fuscous brown with a cupreous gloss.[3]

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