Ptychopseustis molybdogramma is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]
Ptychopseustis molybdogramma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Ptychopseustis |
Species: | P. molybdogramma
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Binomial name | |
Ptychopseustis molybdogramma (Hampson, 1919)
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The wingspan is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale creamy yellow suffused with rufous, the costal edge blackish towards the base. The antemedial line is black diffused with silver. The hindwings are whitish, the terminal area tinged with rufous.[2]
References
edit- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.