Prenesta scyllalis
Prenesta scyllalis | |
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Prenestra scyllalis (San Ignacio, Belize) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Prenesta |
Species: | P. scyllalis |
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Prenesta scyllalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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Prenesta scyllalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.[1]
The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2] Adults are luteous, the wings with red interior and exterior lines and with blackish marginal points. The forewings are reddish along the costa and there is a large reddish reniform mark.[3]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Tijdschr. Ent. 18 : 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16
- ↑ List Spec. Lepid. Insects Colln Br. Mus. 18: 566
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