Styphlolepis squamosalis

Styphlolepis squamosalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Styphlolepis
Species: S. squamosalis
Binomial name
Styphlolepis squamosalis
Hampson, 1896
Synonyms
  • Styphlolepis peribarys Turner, 1922

Styphlolepis squamosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Hampson in 1896. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2]

The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated with ferruginous scales and a ferruginous medial line. The hindwings have hardly any ferruginous tinge.[3]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences - Australian Moths Online
  3. Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1895 : 912


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