Cynaeda albidalis

Cynaeda albidalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Iraq.[1]

Cynaeda albidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Cynaeda
Species:
C. albidalis
Binomial name
Cynaeda albidalis
(Hampson, 1913)
Synonyms
  • Noctuelia albidalis Hampson, 1913

The wingspan is about 20 mm. The forewings are white, the costal area faintly tinged with brown up to the postmedial line. The postmedial line is represented by an oblique rufous line, followed by a faint line with a few dark scales. There is a rufous subterminal line, as well as a fine black terminal line. The terminal area of the hindwings is tinged with brown and there is a fine black terminal line.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology


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