Macrorrhinia dryadella

Macrorrhinia dryadella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by George Duryea Hulst in 1892 and is known from the US state of Florida.[1]

Macrorrhinia dryadella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Macrorrhinia
Species:
M. dryadella
Binomial name
Macrorrhinia dryadella
(Hulst, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Ocala dryadella Hulst, 1892
  • Dolichorrhinia platanella Grossbeck, 1917

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous gray with an obscure white antemedial line. The hindwings are translucent, pale smoky white, with some dark streaking on the veins, especially in females.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "800508.00 – 5914 – Macrorrhinia dryadella – (Hulst, 1892)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
  2. ^ Heinrich, Carl (1956). "Checklist of American Phycitinae". Bulletin of the United States National Museum. 207: 316–329 – via Internet Archive.