Etielloides curvella

Etielloides curvella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Etielloides[1]
Species: E. curvella
Binomial name
Etielloides curvella
Shibuya, 1928
Synonyms
  • Etiella hollandella Mutuura, 1957

Etielloides curvella is a species of snout moth in the genus Etielloides. It was described by Shibuya in 1928, and is known from Japan.[2]

The wingspan is 22–24 mm. The forewings are fuscous, but somewhat paler at the basal half of the dorsum and slightly tinged with reddish on the basal area. The hindwings are subhyaline and pale fuscous, becoming much paler towards the inner and basal areas.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "Japanese Moths". Jpmoth.org. Retrieved 2012-01-17.
  3. "Descriptions of one new Genus and one new Species, with four unrecorded species of Phycitinae from Japan" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-17.


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