Pycnarmon meritalis

Pycnarmon meritalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pycnarmon
Species:	P. meritalis
Binomial name
	Pycnarmon meritalis; (Walker, 1859)
Synonyms
	Zebronia meritalis Walker, 1859; Aripana annulata Warren, 1896; Conchylodes baptalis Snellen, 1880; Zebronia plexippusalis Walker, 1859;

Pycnarmon meritalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), South Africa, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Taiwan[2] and Japan.

The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with several brown spots, mainly at the wing margins.[3]

References

Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Pycnarmon meritalis (Walker, 1859)". Afromoths. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia

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