Pycnarmon levinia
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pycnarmon |
| Species: | P. levinia |
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| Pycnarmon levinia | |
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Pycnarmon levinia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in Suriname, in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro[1] and Espírito Santo and in Grenada.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are bright orange, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the costa. There is a slightly curved antemedial fuscous line which is black towards the costa, as well as a discocellular lunule. The postmedial line is sinuous. The hindwings have a discocellular spot, a slightly sinuous postmedial line.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
- ↑ Hampson, George F. (1895). "On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied Families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 6. 16 (94). Taylor and Francis: 334 – via Internet Archive.
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