Cymbopteryx unilinealis

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Cymbopteryx unilinealis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

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]

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[edit]

  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 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.