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Blepharomastix irroratalis

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Blepharomastix irroratalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species:
B. irroratalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix irroratalis
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Stenia irroratalis Hampson, 1907

Blepharomastix irroratalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Description

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The forewings are whitish, tinged and irrorated (speckled) with yellow brown, the costal area and terminal area suffused with brown. There are traces of a dark antemedial line and there is a slight dark discoidal lunule, as well as a faint, dark, postmedial, minutely waved line. There is a terminal series of slight dark points. The hindwings are tinged with ochreous and there is a faint dark discoidal lunule, as well as traces of a postmedial line and some slight dark points on the termen towards the apex.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (January 1907). "Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 19 (109). Taylor and Francis: 10 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.