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Mecyna prunipennis

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(Redirected from Uresiphita prunipennis) Species of moth

Mecyna prunipennis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna
Species: M. prunipennis
Binomial name
Mecyna prunipennis
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Uresiphita prunipennis

Mecyna prunipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan.

The wingspan is about 13 mm. The forewings are reddish brown, tinged with plum colour and with a greyish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dirty ochreous, with a grey external border.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1879. 1879Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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