Psara pargialis

Psara pargialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Psara
Species:	P. pargialis
Binomial name
	Psara pargialis; (Schaus, 1920)
Synonyms
	Pilocrocis pargialis Schaus, 1920;

Psara pargialis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1920. It is found in Paraná, Brazil[1] and Cuba.

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The wings are grey brown and rather thinly scaled and with fine fuscous brown lines. There is an indistinct subbasal line on the forewings, as well as a slightly outcurved, deeply wavy antemedial line and a faint whitish discocellular line, with dark edging. The postmedial line is wavy. The hindwings have a dark line on discocellular. The postmedial line is dentate and there is a dark terminal line.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Schaus, W. (October 1920). "New Species of Neotropical Pyraustinae (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 22 (7): 172–190.

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

[2] Schaus, W. (October 1920). "New Species of Neotropical Pyraustinae (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 22 (7): 172–190.