Neodavisia melusina

Neodavisia melusina is a species of snout moth in the genus Neodavisia. It is found in Texas.[2]

Neodavisia melusina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Neodavisia[1]
Species:
N. melusina
Binomial name
Neodavisia melusina
Ferguson, Blanchard & Knudson, 1984

The length of the forewings is 4.8-5.6 mm for males and about 5.8 mm for females. The forewings are smooth scaled. The hindwings are nearly uniform dusky brown except for traces of a diffuse, whitish postmedial band near and parallel to the outer margin and, in females, a dash of orange in first anal fold just before the postmedial band.[3]

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. A new species of Neodavisia Barnes and McDunnough (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) from southern Texas


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