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Phaedropsis venadialis

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Phaedropsis venadialis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phaedropsis
Species:
P. venadialis
Binomial name
Phaedropsis venadialis
(Schaus, 1920)
Synonyms
  • Lygropia venadialis Schaus, 1920

Phaedropsis venadialis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1920. It is found in Mexico (Sinaloa).[1]

Description

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The wingspan is about 15 mm. The wings are yellow with black lines. The base of the costa and cell of the forewings are fuscous. There is a fine short basal streak below the cell and an antemedial line outbent in the cell, vertical below it to the inner margin, followed in the cell by a white spot edged with black.[2]

References

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