Hileithia apygalis

Hileithia apygalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in Colombia,[1] Panama and Tabasco, Mexico.

Hileithia apygalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Hileithia
Species:
H. apygalis
Binomial name
Hileithia apygalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Isopteryx apygalis Guenée, 1854
  • Pterygisus appialis Snellen, 1875

The forewings and hindwings are dusky white, the former crossed from the costal to the inner margin by five fine-waved blackish-brown lines, the costal margin spotted with black, the outer margin from the apex to the anal angle broadly bordered with dark grey. The marginal line is black. The hindwings are crossed by three dark waved lines, the apex is dark grey.[2]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Biologia Centrali-Americana Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine


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