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Leptosteges onirophanta

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Leptosteges onirophanta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leptosteges
Species:
L. onirophanta
Binomial name
Leptosteges onirophanta
(Dyar, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Patissa onirophanta Dyar, 1914

Leptosteges onirophanta is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914 and is found in Panama.[2]

The wingspan is about 9 mm. The wings are white, with a dark brown costa to near the middle. The lines are pale brown. Adults have been recorded on wing from April to May and from August to November.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Patissa onirophanta Dyar, 1914". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 314 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.