Lamprosema guttalis

Lamprosema guttalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It can be found in Madagascar.

Lamprosema guttalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Lamprosema
Species:
L. guttalis
Binomial name
Lamprosema guttalis
Viette, 1958
Synonyms
  • Nacoleia guttalis Viette, 1958[1]

Its wingspan is 27–28 mm, with a length of the forewings of 13–14 mm. This species looks close to Lamprosema kingdoni (Butler, 1879).

The holotype had been collected in 1955 near Périnet (Analamazoatra Reserve).[2]

References
  1. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Lamprosema guttalis (Viette, 1958)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.134-135: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)


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