Paracymoriza multispinea

Paracymoriza multispinea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Paracymoriza
Species: P. multispinea
Binomial name
Paracymoriza multispinea
You, Wang & Li in You, Wang, Li & Chen, 2003

Paracymoriza multispinea is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by You, Wang and Li in 2003.[1] It is found in China (Fujian, Hunan, Guizhou).

The length of the forewings is 7–8 mm for males and 8-8.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is fulvous to fuscous with a white antemedial, postmedial and submarginal area. The marginal line is dark in females and indistinct in males.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin multi- (meaning many) and spineus (meaning spines) and refers to the juxta with many spines on each branch.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. You, Ping , Shu-Xia Wang , Hou-Hun Li & Ke-Lin Chen, 2003: Genus Paracymoriza Warren from China (Lepidoptera: Crambidae: Nymphulinae). Aquatic Insects 25 (3): 211-217.


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