Lamprosema alphalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Pierre Viette in 1958. It can be found in Madagascar.

Lamprosema alphalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lamprosema
Species:
L. alphalis
Binomial name
Lamprosema alphalis
(Viette, 1958)
Synonyms
  • Nacoleia alphalis Viette, 1958[1]

Its wingspan is 17–18 mm, with a length of the forewings of 8-8.5 mm.

This species looks close to Dichocrocis alluaudalis but is considerably smaller. The holotype had been collected in western Madagascar, 45 km south of Morondava[2]

References

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  1. ^ Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)
  2. ^ Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)