Lascelina cordobensis

Lascelina cordobensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Lascelina. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig in 1994 from Córdoba, Mexico, from which its species epithet is derived.

Lascelina cordobensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Lascelina[1]
Species:
L. cordobensis
Binomial name
Lascelina cordobensis
(Neunzig, 1994)
Synonyms
  • Megacerdresa cordobensis Neunzig, 1994

The length of the forewings is 8-8.5 mm. The forewings are pale brown, but the costal half is dusted with white, particularly near the costa. The hindwings are pale smoky brown, but darker on the veins and near the costal and outer margins.[2]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2011). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
  2. New genera and species of Mexican Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


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