Pylartes totuanalis

Pylartes totuanalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1927. It is found in the Philippines (Luzon).[1]

Pylartes totuanalis
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P. totuanalis
Binomial name
Pylartes totuanalis
(Schaus, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Cliniodes totuanalis Schaus, 1927

The wingspan is about 27 mm. The forewings are silvery drab, tinged with olivaceous. The costa is yellow ocher with a dark shade from the base to near the middle. Below the subcostal area, is a silvery white line to near the apex with a projecting small triangular white spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings have a silvery white costa, but are otherwise suffused with light drab.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. The Philippine journal of science


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