Phostria albescentalis

Phostria albescentalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1918.[1] It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (North Kivu), Kenya and Mozambique.[2]

Phostria albescentalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phostria
Species:
P. albescentalis
Binomial name
Phostria albescentalis
Hampson, 1918

Description

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The inner margin of the forewings has a small black spot at its extremity and there is a curved blackish antemedial line, as well as a small black spot in the middle of the cell and an elliptical discoidal spot. The postmedial line is blackish and there is a slight blackish terminal line. The basal half of the hindwings is white and the terminal half is whitish suffused with pale grey brown. There is a small oblique black discoidal spot and a diffused dark postmedial line, as well as an indistinct diffused curved brown subterminal line and a black terminal line.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  2. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Phostria albescentalis Hampson, 1918". Afromoths. Retrieved March 11, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, George F. (1918). "Descriptions of New Pyralidae of the Subfamily Pyraustinae". The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9. 1 (1). Taylor and Francis: 130 – via Internet Archive.   This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.