Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis

Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Ptychopseustis
Species:	P. plumbeolinealis
Binomial name
	Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis; (Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
	Platytes plumbeolinealis Hampson, 1896;

Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 18 mm. It is a uniform ochreous moth irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. Forewings with the antemedial and postmedial lines prominently silvery, oblique from costa to above middle, then waved and nearly erect to the inner margin. Hindwings with traces of submarginal line.[2]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.

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[1] Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.

[2] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.