Nevacolima jaliscoensis

Nevacolima jaliscoensis is a species of snout moth in the genus Nevacolima. It is found in west-central Mexico.

Nevacolima jaliscoensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Pyralidae
Genus:
Nevacolima[1]
Species:
N. jaliscoensis
Binomial name
Nevacolima jaliscoensis
Neunzig, 1994

The length of the forewings is 6.5–8.5 mm (0.26–0.33 in). Most of the costal half of the forewings is dusted with white, while the posterior half is ochre, red and reddish brown with fuscous, or black distally. The hindwings are smoky fuscous, but darker along the veins and near the costal and outer and posterior margins.[2]

References
  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. New genera and species of mexican Phycitinae (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)


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