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Sufetula hypocharopa

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Sufetula hypocharopa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Sufetula
Species:
S. hypocharopa
Binomial name
Sufetula hypocharopa
Dyar, 1914

Sufetula hypocharopa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914, and, is found in Panama.[1]

Its wingspan is about 9.5 mm. The forewings have a pale orange-brown margin, lined on both sides with black. The terminal line is double and filled with this color. There is a patch of orange brown at the apex. The hindwings have a narrow outer border with a broad and diffused discal shade.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Report on the Lepidoptera of the Smithsonian biological survey of the Panama Canal Zone Proceedings of the United States National Museum 1914 47:139-350 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.