Blepharomastix griseicosta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. griseicosta
Binomial name
Blepharomastix griseicosta
(Hampson, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Lamprosema griseicosta Hampson, 1918

Blepharomastix griseicosta is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 26–28 mm. The forewings are silvery white with a grey-brown costal area and a faint brown antemedial line, as well as a curved dark brown discoidal striga. The postmedial line is grey brown with a blackish bar at the costa and there is a grey-brown terminal line. The hindwings are silvery white with a pale grey-brown postmedial line and a grey-brown terminal line, except towards the tornus.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. Hampson, George F. (March 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (3): 255 via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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