Hahncappsia mellinialis

Hahncappsia mellinialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hahncappsia
Species: H. mellinialis
Binomial name
Hahncappsia mellinialis
(Druce, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Epichronistis mellinialis Druce, 1899
  • Phlyctaenodes phrixalis Dyar, 1914

Hahncappsia mellinialis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1899.[1] It is found in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico,[2] Mexico and Guatemala.[3]

The wingspan is 28–32 mm for males and 27–31 mm for females. The forewings are straw yellow, irrorated (sprinkled) with buff. The hindwings are somewhat paler. Adults have been recorded on wing from July to September.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ Moth Photographers Group at Mississippi State University
  3. ↑ Hahncappsia at Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms
  4. ↑ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 120 (3561)


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