Biology:Prionapteryx albicostalis

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Short description: Species of moth

Prionapteryx albicostalis
Scientific classification
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P. albicostalis
Binomial name
Prionapteryx albicostalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Surattha albicostalis Hampson, 1919

Prionapteryx albicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919. It is found in what was Madras State in India.[1]

The wingspan is 28 millimetres (1.1 in). The forewings are white, suffused with rufous and irrorated (sprinkled) with black in the interspaces. The costal area is pure white, with a slight rufous tinge towards the base. The hindwings are white, faintly tinged with red brown.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". http://globiz.pyraloidea.org/Pages/Reports/TaxonReport.aspx. Retrieved July 15, 2014. 
  2. Hampson, George F. (1919). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9 4 (21): 138-139. https://archive.org/details/ser9annalsmagazi04londuoft/page/138. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14165071 entry