Myriostephes asphycta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Myriostephes |
Species: | M. asphycta |
Binomial name | |
Myriostephes asphycta (Turner, 1915) | |
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Myriostephes asphycta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.
The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are whitish suffused with brownish-ochreous and, on the costa and termen, with fuscous. The lines are fuscous. The hindwings are whitish with faint brownish-ochreous suffusion and an outwardly curved transverse line, as well as a broad pale fuscous terminal suffusion.
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Myriostephes asphycta |
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