Alatuncusia gilvicostalis

Alatuncusia gilvicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918.[2] It is found in Peru.

Alatuncusia gilvicostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Alatuncusia
Species:
A. gilvicostalis
Binomial name
Alatuncusia gilvicostalis
(Hampson, 1918)[1]
Synonyms
  • Lygropia gilvicostalis Hampson, 1918

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown with a leaden-grey hue. The costal area is pale yellow up to the postmedial line. The antemedial line is dark but indistinct, faintly defined on the inner side by yellowish white. There is a faint dark discoidal spot. The postmedial line is dark and rather diffused, defined on the outer side by a triangular pale yellow spot at the costa, then faintly by whitish up to vein two, then by yellowish white. There is a diffused white terminal line. The hindwings are white, the inner margin tinged with reddish brown. There is a rather diffused rufous terminal line.[3]

References
  1. Beccaloni, G.; et al. (eds.) (2003) Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Alatuncusia gilvicostalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
  2. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. Hampson, George F. (April 1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. Taylor and Francis. 1 (4): 272 – via Internet Archive.


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