Lamprosema alphalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It can be found in Madagascar.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Lamprosema |
| Species: | L. alphalis
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| Lamprosema alphalis (Viette, 1958)
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Its wingspan is 17–18 mm, with a length of the forewings of 8-8.5 mm.
This species looks close to Dichocrocis alluaudalis but is considerably smaller. The holotype had been collected in western Madagascar, 45 km south of Morondava[2]
References
edit- ^ Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)
- ^ Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)