Cymbopteryx unilinealis

Cymbopteryx unilinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1918.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from Arizona.[2]

Cymbopteryx unilinealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cymbopteryx
Species:
C. unilinealis
Binomial name
Cymbopteryx unilinealis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)
Synonyms
  • Loxostege unilinealis Barnes & McDunnough, 1918
  • Loxostegopsis phaeopasta Hampson, 1919

The wingspan is 14–16 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated (speckled) with dark brown and with a slight dark brown postmedial line, as well as a fine dark brown terminal line. The hindwings are white, irrorated with brown.[3] Adults have been recorded on wing in January and July.

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801142.00 – 4805 – Cymbopteryx unilinealis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1918)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 7, 2019.
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 4 (23): 326


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