Prenesta scyllalis

Prenesta scyllalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859. It is found in Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica, Honduras, Belize and Mexico.[1]

Prenesta scyllalis
San Ignacio, Belize
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prenesta
Species:
P. scyllalis
Binomial name
Prenesta scyllalis
(Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
  • Botys scyllalis Walker, 1859
  • Trithyris scyllalis
  • Botys turnusalis Walker, 1859
  • Botys delicatalis Lederer, 1863
  • Prenesta fabialis Snellen, 1875

The wingspan is about 25 mm.[2] Adults are luteous (yellowish), the wings with red interior and exterior lines and with blackish marginal points. The forewings are reddish along the costa and there is a large reddish reniform mark.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 18: 220, pl. 12, f. 15-16
  3. List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum 18: 566


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