Prionapteryx albicostalis

Prionapteryx albicostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prionapteryx
Species: P. albicostalis
Binomial name
Prionapteryx albicostalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Surattha albicostalis Hampson, 1919

Prionapteryx albicostalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1919. It is found in India (Madras).[1]

The wingspan is 28 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are white, suffused with rufous and irrorated with black in the interspaces. The costal area is pure white, with a slight rufous tinge towards the base. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with red brown.[2]

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