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Blepharomastix bademusalis

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Species of moth

Blepharomastix bademusalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Blepharomastix
Species: B. bademusalis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix bademusalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Stenia bademusalis Schaus, 1924

Blepharomastix bademusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Peru.

Description

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with buffy brown. There is a faint buffy-brown spot in the cell. The postmedial line is faint and buffy brown and there are brown terminal points. The hindwings are white with a faint postmedial line, as well as an interrupted sayal (the color of sackcloth) -brown terminal line.

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26 (5): 126–127 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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