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

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

Its wingspan is 21–22 mm, with a length of the forewings of 10-10.5 mm.

The holotype had been collected in western Madagascar, 45 km south of Morondava.[2]

References

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  1. ^ De Prins, J. & De Prins, W. (2017). "Lamprosema rakotalis (Viette, 1958)". Afromoths. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ^ Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.134: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)