Crambus sperryellus
Crambus sperryellus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Crambus |
Species: | C. sperryellus |
Binomial name | |
Crambus sperryellus Klots, 1940 | |
Crambus sperryellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Klots in 1940.[1] It is found in North America, where it has been recorded from California[2] and adjacent Arizona.
The length of the forewings is 11–14 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is bright golden-brown, darker along the costal margin and along the dorsal edge of the silvery-white stripe. The hindwings are pale brownish-white, darker apically and terminally.
Etymology
The species is named for Mr. and Mrs. John L. Sperry.[3]
References
- ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ mothphotographersgroup
- ↑ North American Crambus. I. The silvery-striped species of California (Pyralididae)
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