Bocchoropsis pharaxalis

Bocchoropsis pharaxalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Bocchoropsis
Species: B. pharaxalis
Binomial name
Bocchoropsis pharaxalis
(Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Pantographa pharaxalis Druce, 1895

Bocchoropsis pharaxalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895.[1] It is found in Costa Rica.[2]

The forewings and hindwings are cream coloured, each crossed by a series of zigzag pale brown lines. The costal margin and apex of the forewings is yellowish and the marginal line of both wings is dark brown.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Bocchoropsis at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  3. Insecta. Lepidoptera-Heterocera. Vol. II (1891-1900) by Herbert Druce


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