| Desmia pentodontalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. pentodontalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Desmia pentodontalis
Hampson, 1898
| |
Desmia pentodontalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1989. [1] It is found in Ecuador. [2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a cupreous tinge and with a hyaline (glass-like) spot in the cell, as well as a lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot in the end of the cell and a lunulate spot below the cell with a whitish mark below it. There is a hyaline postmedial band. There is irregular medial hyaline band on the hindwings, as well as an irregular postmedial line. [3]
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Desmia pentodontalis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
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^ Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898).
"A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 631 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
| Desmia pentodontalis | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Desmia |
| Species: | D. pentodontalis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Desmia pentodontalis
Hampson, 1898
| |
Desmia pentodontalis is a moth of the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1989. [1] It is found in Ecuador. [2]
The wingspan is about 34 mm. The forewings are black-brown with a cupreous tinge and with a hyaline (glass-like) spot in the cell, as well as a lunulate (crescent-shaped) spot in the end of the cell and a lunulate spot below the cell with a whitish mark below it. There is a hyaline postmedial band. There is irregular medial hyaline band on the hindwings, as well as an irregular postmedial line. [3]
References
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Savela, Markku. "Desmia pentodontalis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
-
^ Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898).
"A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 631 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.