Mecyna prunipennis

Mecyna prunipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Mecyna
Species: M. prunipennis
Binomial name
Mecyna prunipennis
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Uresiphita prunipennis

Mecyna prunipennis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan.[1]

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[2] The forewings are reddish brown, tinged with plum colour and with a greyish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dirty ochreous, with a grey external border.[3]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1879. 1879


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