Pronomeuta sarcopis is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.[1][2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 from Sri Lanka.
| Pronomeuta sarcopis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Superfamily: | Zygaenoidea |
| Family: | Zygaenidae |
| Genus: | Pronomeuta |
| Species: | P. sarcopis
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| Binomial name | |
| Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905
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The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or fuscous-ochreous, irregularly strewn with small dark fuscous dots. The discal stigmata are rather large and dark fuscous. The hindwings are dull fuscous-reddish.[3]
The larvae are known to attack Hydnocarpus wightianus.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick 1905". Insecta.pro. Insects Catalog. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Species Details: Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Hutson, J. C. (1930). "Half-Yearly Report of the Entomological Division, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon. January to June, 1930". CAB International. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
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