Pronomeuta sarcopis
Appearance
Pronomeuta sarcopis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Superfamily: | Zygaenoidea |
Family: | Zygaenidae |
Genus: | Pronomeuta |
Species: | P. sarcopis
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Binomial name | |
Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905
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Pronomeuta sarcopis is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.[1][2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 from Sri Lanka.
The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or fuscous-ochreous, irregularly strewn with small dark fuscous dots. The discal stigmata are rather large and dark fuscous. The hindwings are dull fuscous-reddish.[3]
The larvae are known to attack Hydnocarpus wightianus.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick 1905". Insecta.pro. Insects Catalog. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Species Details: Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Hutson, J. C. (1930). "Half-Yearly Report of the Entomological Division, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon. January to June, 1930". CAB International. Retrieved 24 December 2017.