Pygospila costiflexalis
| Pygospila costiflexalis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pygospila |
| Species: | P. costiflexalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pygospila costiflexalis Guenée, 1854 | |
Pygospila costiflexalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.[1]
Description
It differs from Pygospila tyres in being cupreous brown with a faint purple tinge; the neck is fulvous; the thoracic stripes are obscure and brownish, the abdominal spots small. Forewing with the sub-basal markings obsolescent; the three submarginal spots absent, and the spots below vein 2 minute. Hindwing with the three submarginal spots and the spot below vein 2 obsolescent.[1]
The wingspan is about 42 mm.[1]
References
- ^ a b c Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 362 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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