Lygropia joasharia
Lygropia joasharia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Lygropia |
Species: | L. joasharia |
Binomial name | |
Lygropia joasharia Schaus, 1940 | |
Lygropia joasharia is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Schaus in 1940. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]
The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow orange, the costal margin and termen suffused with pinkish cinnamon. There is a darker antemedial line outbent from the costa to the median vein, then vertical to the inner margin and there is a reddish line on the discocellular. The hindwings are pale yellow orange, the termen suffused with pinkish cinnamon and there is a short reddish line on the discocellular.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands
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