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Pycnarmon mallaleuca

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Pycnarmon mallaleuca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pycnarmon
Species:
P. mallaleuca
Binomial name
Pycnarmon mallaleuca
(Hampson, 1907)
Synonyms
  • Stenia mallaleuca Hampson, 1907

Pycnarmon mallaleuca is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in the Brazilian states of Paraná and São Paulo.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are pure white, the forewings with some dark points on the costa and the lines are pale yellow brown. There are traces of a discoidal spot. The hindwings have an indistinct discoidal spot and the postmedial line is excurved between veins 5 and 2, then retracted to below the end of the cell.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 7, 2018.
  2. ^ Hampson, George F. (January 1907). "Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 19 (109). Taylor and Francis: 11. doi:10.1080/00222930709487226 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.