Mimudea punctiferalis

Mimudea punctiferalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by South in 1901. It is found in China.[1]

Mimudea punctiferalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Mimudea
Species:	M. punctiferalis
Binomial name
Mimudea punctiferalis (South in Leech & South, 1901)
Synonyms
Pionea punctiferalis South in Leech & South, 1901 Udea punctiferalis South in Leech & South, 1901

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pale olive brown, clouded and suffused with darker. The reniform and orbicular marks are brown, outlined in blackish mingled with white scales. The antemedial line is whitish towards the inner margin, but not clearly defined and the postmedial line is black, slightly curved and dentate, the dentations are marked with white. There are two white spots before it opposite the end of the cell and there is a black marginal line with black dots upon it, marked with white towards the angle. The apical third of the costa is marked with darker. The hindwings are whitish suffused with fuscous, especially on the outer marginal area and there is a black dot at the upper and lower angles of the cell, as well as traces of a dusky postmedial line. There is also a marginal series of black dots, partly connected by a black line.[2]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Udea punctiferalis. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
2. Leech, John Henry (December 30, 1901). "Lepidoptera Heterocera from China, Japan, and Corea". The Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (4): 494 – via Google Books.