Pygospila hyalotypa

Pygospila hyalotypa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Turner in 1908.[1] It is found in Papua New Guinea[2] and Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[3]

Pygospila hyalotypa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Pygospila
Species:
P. hyalotypa
Binomial name
Pygospila hyalotypa
Turner, 1908

The wingspan is about 46 mm. The forewings fuscous-grey, with a purple lustre. The spots are translucent and free from scales. There is a dot below the cell near the base, and another in the cell towards the base, as well as a quadrangular spot in cell, and another oval spot on the dorsal side of it below the cell. A quadrangular spot is found beneath the costa, it is bisected by vein 6. There is a smaller spot obliquely below this, bisected by vein 4. The hindwings have a sinuate termen. The colour is as the forewings, but there is one translucent spot only. It is located towards the base on dorsal side of the cell and is elongate-ovoid and narrower towards base.[4]

References
  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. BOLD Systems
  3. Lepidoptera Larvae of Australia
  4. Royal Society of South Australia - Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia


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