Stericta rufescens

Stericta rufescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Stericta
Species: S. rufescens
Binomial name
Stericta rufescens
Synonyms
  • Jocara rufescens

Stericta rufescens is a species of snout moth. It is found in Bhutan.

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dark red-brown, with pale patches at the base of the costa and apex. The hindwings have a submarginal black spot and a pale patch at the anal angle.[2]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. George F. (George Francis) Hampson - Moths (Volume 4)


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