Metacrateria pulverulella
| Metacrateria pulverulella | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Metacrateria[1] |
| Species: | M. pulverulella |
| Binomial name | |
| Metacrateria pulverulella (Hampson, 1918) | |
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Metacrateria pulverulella is a species of snout moth. It was described by Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.[2]
Description
Wingspan is about 18mm. Frons with a long flattened corneous projection more or less buried in scales. In male, head white and brown. Thorax pale brown. Abdomen ochreous. Fore wings ochreous, with broad white costal fascia irrorated with fuscous, tapering to apex, its lower edge defined by brown. A prominent dark speck found at lower angle of cell. The veins beyond the cell, vein 1 and inner margin white irrorated with fuscous colored. Hind wings are whitish.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ Metacrateria at funet
- ↑ Hampson G. F. (1892). "The Fauna Of British India Including Ceylon And Burma Moths Vol-iv". Digital Library of India. p. 558. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
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