Neurophyseta avertinalis

Neurophyseta avertinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae described by William Schaus in 1924.[1] It is found in Cuba.[2]

Neurophyseta avertinalis
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N. avertinalis
Binomial name
Neurophyseta avertinalis
(Schaus, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Nymphula avertinalis Schaus, 1924

The wingspan is about 13 mm. There a medial white line on the forewings, edged on either side with cinnamon brown. There is also a fine postmedial fuscous line, as well as small faint smoky marginal spots on the interspaces. The basal half of the hindwings is white.[3]

References

  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Nymphula avertinalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  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): 109–110 via Internet Archive.


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