Choristostigma perpulchralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Choristostigma
Species:
C. perpulchralis
Binomial name
Choristostigma perpulchralis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Ischnurges perpulchralis Hampson, 1899
  • Ischnurges chromophila Dyar, 1914
  • Choristostigma chromaphila Munroe, 1983
  • Ischnurges microchroia Dyar, 1916

Choristostigma perpulchralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico (Tehuacan, Veracruz)[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are bright yellow with a bright pink costa and terminal area, as well as a pink antemedial line. The hindwings are white and the terminal area is yellowish suffused with pink scales.[3] Adults are on wing in March, May and September.

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Hampson, 1899. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 188 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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