Ceroprepes nigrolineatella

Ceroprepes nigrolineatella is a species of snout moth in the genus Ceroprepes. It was described by Shibuya in 1927, and is known from Japan[1] and Taiwan.[2]

Ceroprepes nigrolineatella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Ceroprepes
Species:
C. nigrolineatella
Binomial name
Ceroprepes nigrolineatella
Shibuya, 1927[1]
Synonyms
  • Ceroprepes jansei West, 1931

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are light grey, but fuscous at the basal area, tinged with castaneous on the dorsal half. The costal half is thickly mixed with white except at the base. The hindwings are brownish white, but paler towards the basal and inner areas.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. TaibNet - Catalogue of Life in Taiwan
  3. Descriptions of two New Species of Phycitlinae from Japan (Lepid.)


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