Lissophanes
| Lissophanes | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Glaphyriinae |
| Genus: | Warren, 1891[1] |
| Species: | L. ceramica |
| Binomial name | |
| Lissophanes ceramica Warren, 1891 | |
Lissophanes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Lissophanes ceramica, which is found in Peru.[2]
The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale cream, suffused with dull pale olive and dusted with greyish. The hindwings are dull olive-grey, spotted with white and with a dark grey basal line.[3]
References
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Lissophanes ceramica". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
- ^ Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (43): 67
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