Pronomeuta sarcopis

Pronomeuta sarcopis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Yponomeutidae
Genus:	Pronomeuta
Species:	P. sarcopis
Binomial name
	Pronomeuta sarcopis; Meyrick, 1905

Pronomeuta sarcopis is a moth in the family Yponomeutidae.[1][2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 from Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or fuscous-ochreous, irregularly strewn with small dark fuscous dots. The discal stigmata are rather large and dark fuscous. The hindwings are dull fuscous-reddish.[3]

The larva are known to attack Hydnocarpus wightiana.[4]

References

"Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick 1905". Insecta.pro. Insects Catalog. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
"Species Details: Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16
Hutson, J. C. (1930). "Half-Yearly Report of the Entomological Division, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon. January to June, 1930". CAB International. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

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[1] "Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick 1905". Insecta.pro. Insects Catalog. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

[2] "Species Details: Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.

[3] J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16

[4] Hutson, J. C. (1930). "Half-Yearly Report of the Entomological Division, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon. January to June, 1930". CAB International. Retrieved 24 December 2017.