Lipocosma grimbaldalis

Lipocosma grimbaldalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1924.[1] It is found in Guatemala.[2]

Lipocosma grimbaldalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Lipocosma
Species:
L. grimbaldalis
Binomial name
Lipocosma grimbaldalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Aulacodes grimbaldalis Schaus, 1924

The wingspan is about 11 mm. The forewings are cinnamon buff with whitish basal and antemedial fascia and slightly darker medial and postmedial lines. The base of the hindwings is silvery white, crossed by an antemedial cinnamon-buff shade from the cell to the inner margin. This shade is connected with the medial line by a similar narrow shade. The medial line is edged with white distally and the space beyond it is cinnamon buff.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  2. Smithsonian Institution
  3. Schaus, W. (May 1924). "New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 26 (5): 119 – via Internet Archive.


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