Desmia melaleucalis

Desmia melaleucalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species: D. melaleucalis
Binomial name
Desmia melaleucalis
Hampson, 1899

Desmia melaleucalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Ecuador.[1]

The wingspan is about 30 mm. The forewings are purplish black with a short hyaline streak below the base of the cell and a triangular spot in the end of the cell, as well as a slight discoidal lunule. The hindwings are hyaline white, with a purplish black base, costa and terminal area.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 632


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