Ematheudes nigropunctata is a species of snout moth in the genus Ematheudes. It was described by Henry Legrand in 1966, and is known from the Seychelles and from the highlands of Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Ematheudes |
| Species: | E. nigropunctata
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| Ematheudes nigropunctata (Legrand, 1966)[1]
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This species has a wing radius of 7–8 mm, the palpus of the male has a length of 2.8 mm. The eye diameter is 0.6–0.7 mm. The forewings are pale orange yellow with dark brown near costa at the base, veins with white markings. The hindewings are nearly uniformly yellowish white.[2]
References
edit- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 13, 2017.
- ^ Jay C.Shaffer, 1990, "Pyralidae of Aldabra Atoll", Tropical Lepidoptera Vol.1 (1), page 21-24