Spilomela minoralis
Spilomela minoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Guyana.[1] It has also been reported from Cuba.
Spilomela minoralis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Spilomela |
Species: | S. minoralis |
Binomial name | |
Spilomela minoralis Hampson, 1912 | |
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The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are semihyaline white with a fuscous brown subbasal band, a slightly curved antemedial band and a postmedial band which is connected to a patch at the tornus. There is also a wedge-shaped terminal patch, divided by a white subterminal line. The hindwings are semihyaline white with oblique fuscous medial and postmedial bands, as well as a subterminal and terminal band.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 9 (51): 322
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