Glaphyria spinasingularis

Glaphyria spinasingularis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Glaphyria
Species:	G. spinasingularis
Binomial name
	Glaphyria spinasingularis; Solis & Adamski, 1998

Glaphyria spinasingularis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Maria Alma Solis and David Adamski in 1998.[1] It is found in north-western Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 6.3-7.3 mm. The forewings are pale brown. The scales are white basally and brown apically. The medial fascia are pale brown and the subterminal and antemedial lines are white. The anal and cubital areas of the hindwings are pale brown. The postmedial line is white and the marginal line is pale brown.

Etymology

The species name refers to the presence of a spine on the costa of the male valve and is derived from Latin spina (meaning spine) and singularis (meaning single).[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Solis, M. Alma; Adamski, David (1998). "Review of the Costa Rican Glaphyriinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae)" (PDF). Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 106 (1): 1–55.