| Desmia parastigma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. parastigma |
| Binomial name | |
| Desmia parastigma Dyar, 1914 | |
Desmia parastigma is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama[1] and Costa Rica.[2]
The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are black with two white hyaline (glass-like) spots. The costa of the hindwings is washed with sordid (dirty) whitish and there is a little white dash across the cell, as well as a long whitish streak from the subcostal area to the tornus.[3]
References
- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ Savela, Markku. "Desmia parastigma Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 261
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