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Lygropia haroldi

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Lygropia haroldi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lygropia
Species:
L. haroldi
Binomial name
Lygropia haroldi
Dyar, 1914

Lygropia haroldi is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Guyana.[1]

The wingspan is about 19 mm. The wings are black and slightly lustrous, the forewings with pale yellow markings, consisting of a broad, inner, slightly oblique band. There is a small speck at the tornus. The base of the hindwings are pale yellow, including a dark spot in the cell. There are some narrow yellow marginal markings.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ New American Lepidoptera Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.