Polygrammodes farinalis
Polygrammodes farinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[1]
| Polygrammodes farinalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Polygrammodes |
| Species: | P. farinalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygrammodes farinalis Hampson, 1899 | |
The wingspan is about 38 mm. Adults are white slightly suffused with fuscous brown, the forewings with brown costal fascia and a sinuous antemedial line. There is a spot in the cell and minutely waved and slightly curved medial and postmedial lines, as well as a crenulate submarginal line. The hindwings are pure white, with traced of a curved postmedial line and a marginal series of specks.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Proceedings of the general meetings for scientific business of the Zoological Society of London. London: Zoological Society of London. 1899. p. 198.
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