| Phostria albescentalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. albescentalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Phostria albescentalis
Hampson, 1918
| |
Phostria albescentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( North Kivu), Kenya and Mozambique. [2]
The inner margin of the forewings has a small black spot at its extremity and there is a curved blackish antemedial line, as well as a small black spot in the middle of the cell and an elliptical discoidal spot. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight blackish terminal line. The basal half of the hindwings is white and the terminal half is whitish suffused with pale grey brown. There is a small oblique black discoidal spot and a diffused dark postmedial line, as well as an indistinct diffused curved brown subterminal line and a black terminal line. [3]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phostria albescentalis Hampson, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
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^ Hampson, George F. (1918).
"Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (1). Taylor and Francis: 130 – via Internet Archive.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.
| Phostria albescentalis | |
|---|---|
|
Scientific classification
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. albescentalis
|
| Binomial name | |
| Phostria albescentalis
Hampson, 1918
| |
Phostria albescentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. [1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( North Kivu), Kenya and Mozambique. [2]
The inner margin of the forewings has a small black spot at its extremity and there is a curved blackish antemedial line, as well as a small black spot in the middle of the cell and an elliptical discoidal spot. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight blackish terminal line. The basal half of the hindwings is white and the terminal half is whitish suffused with pale grey brown. There is a small oblique black discoidal spot and a diffused dark postmedial line, as well as an indistinct diffused curved brown subterminal line and a black terminal line. [3]
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phostria albescentalis Hampson, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
-
^ Hampson, George F. (1918).
"Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (1). Taylor and Francis: 130 – via Internet Archive. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
public domain.