Analyta semantris

Analyta semantris is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama[1] and French Guiana.

Analyta semantris
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Analyta
Species:
A. semantris
Binomial name
Analyta semantris
Dyar, 1914

The wingspan is about 17 mm. There is an irregularly triangular yellow patch on the forewings near the middle of the inner margin. The costa is blackish purple, the outer area suffused with red brown. The costal edge is red brown, followed by a purple band. The hindwings are white, shaded by yellow at the base, apex and the costal mark.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 278


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