Blepharomastix bademusalis explained

Blepharomastix bademusalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Schaus in 1924. It is found in Peru.[1]

Description

The wingspan is about 23 mm. The forewings are white, the costa suffused with buffy brown. There is a faint buffy-brown spot in the cell. The postmedial line is faint and buffy brown and there are brown terminal points. The hindwings are white with a faint postmedial line, as well as an interrupted sayal (the color of sackcloth) -brown terminal line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . April 4, 2018.
  2. Schaus . W. . May 1924 . New Species of Pyralidae of the Subfamily Nymphulinae from Tropical America (Lepid.) . Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 26 . 5 . 126–127 . Internet Archive.