Ulopeza flavicepsalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.[1] It is found in Mali,[2] Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur).[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Ulopeza |
| Species: | U. flavicepsalis
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| Ulopeza flavicepsalis Hampson, 1912
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The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown, with a large lunulate white postmedial patch between veins 8 and 3. The hindwings are brown, with a large elliptical white postmedial patch between veins 5 and 2.[4]
References
edit- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
- ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Ulopeza flavicepsalis Hampson, 1912". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology
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