Donacoscaptes fulvescens is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Subfamily: | Crambinae |
| Tribe: | Haimbachiini |
| Genus: | Donacoscaptes |
| Species: | D. fulvescens
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| Binomial name | |
| Donacoscaptes fulvescens (Hampson, 1919)
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The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are pale ochraceous buff with scattered large black scales and vinaceous-fawn shading in the cell. There is a black point at the end of the cell and a number of small terminal black points, as well as a faint brownish postmedial line. The hindwings are suffused with smoky olive grey. The costa and postmedial space are whitish.[3]
References edit
- ^ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- ^ "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ^ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1921 Archived July 15, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
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