Pygospila cuprealis

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Pygospila cuprealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pygospila
Species:
P. cuprealis
Binomial name
Pygospila cuprealis
Synonyms
  • Pygospila evanidalis Snellen, 1896

Pygospila cuprealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Charles Swinhoe in 1892. It is found in Meghalaya, India[1] and in Myanmar.[2]

The wingspan is about 42 mm.[3] Adults are cupreous black, the forewings with a white spot near the base, two before the middle and four or five discal spots, as well as two subapical near the costa. All spots are semitransparent and arranged in transverse rows. The hindwings have an indistinct similar spot in the upper centre and another in the upper disc beyond. There are some small indistinct spots in a submarginal row. Both wings have a pale marginal line.[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Nuss, Matthias; Landry, Bernard; Mally, Richard; Vegliante, Francesca; Tränkner, Andreas; Bauer, Franziska; Hayden, James; Segerer, Andreas; Schouten, Rob; Li, Houhun; Trofimova, Tatiana; Solis, M. Alma; De Prins, Jurate & Speidel, Wolfgang (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Pygospila cuprealis Swinhoe, 1892". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  3. ^ Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 39: 68.
  4. ^ Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 1892 (1): 19, pl. 1, f. 4. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.