Leptosteges fuscipunctalis

Leptosteges fuscipunctalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in Espírito Santo, Brazil.[2]

Leptosteges fuscipunctalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Leptosteges
Species:
L. fuscipunctalis
Binomial name
Leptosteges fuscipunctalis
(Hampson, 1896)
Synonyms
  • Patissa fuscipunctalis Hampson, 1896

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are pure shining white, but the costa is dusky fulvous with a dusky spot at the lower angle of the cell.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Patissa fuscipunctalis Hampson, 1896". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1895: 910


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