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Spilomela minoralis

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Spilomela minoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Spilomela
Species:
S. minoralis
Binomial name
Spilomela minoralis
Hampson, 1912
Synonyms
  • Zebronia minoralis

Spilomela minoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Guyana.[1] It has also been reported from Cuba.

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are semihyaline white with a fuscous brown subbasal band, a slightly curved antemedial band and a postmedial band which is connected to a patch at the tornus. There is also a wedge-shaped terminal patch, divided by a white subterminal line. The hindwings are semihyaline white with oblique fuscous medial and postmedial bands, as well as a subterminal and terminal band.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Ann. Mag. nat. Hist. (8) 9 (51): 322 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.