Prionapteryx albicostalis
| Prionapteryx albicostalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Prionapteryx |
| Species: | P. albicostalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionapteryx albicostalis (Hampson, 1919) | |
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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]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ↑ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1919: Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 1919 Forgotten Books
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