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Myriostephes asphycta

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Myriostephes asphycta
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M. asphycta
Binomial name
Myriostephes asphycta
(Turner, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Metasia asphycta Turner, 1915

Myriostephes asphycta is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1915. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.[1]

The wingspan is about 10 mm. The forewings are whitish suffused with brownish-ochreous and, on the costa and termen, with fuscous. The lines are fuscous. The hindwings are whitish with faint brownish-ochreous suffusion and an outwardly curved transverse line, as well as a broad pale fuscous terminal suffusion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.