Paracymoriza scotalis

Paracymoriza scotalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1906.[1] It is found in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[2]

Paracymoriza scotalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Paracymoriza
Species:
P. scotalis
Binomial name
Paracymoriza scotalis
(Hampson, 1906)
Synonyms
  • Parthenodes scotalis Hampson, 1906

The wingspan is 29–40 mm. The forewings are dark brown, but paler along the veins. There is a pale narrow subbasal fascia, a pale antemedian fascia, a blackish discal spot and a pale postmedian fascia. The hindwings are pale fuscous with a pale median fascia. Adults are on wing from March to May and in September and November.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2018). "Paracymoriza scotalis (Hampson, 1906)". Afromoths. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  3. Agassiz, David J. L. (2012). "The Acentropinae (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae) of Africa" (PDF). Zootaxa. 3494: 1–73. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3494.1.1. ISBN 978-1-86977-986-3.


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