Noctueliopsis pandoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Noctueliopsis |
| Species: | N. pandoralis
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| Noctueliopsis pandoralis (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
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The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale olive brown, the basal area suffused with pink, defined outwardly by slight white scaling. The terminal area is pink, preceded by a white shade. The hindwings are dark smoky with a slight whitish shade above the anal angle and subterminally. Adults have been recorded on wing in September.[3]
Subspecies edit
- Noctueliopsis pandoralis pandoralis
- Noctueliopsis pandoralis minimistricta (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico: Tehuacan)
References edit
- ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "801113.00 – 4835 – Noctueliopsis pandoralis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
- ^ Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 244
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