Blepharomastix irroratalis explained

Blepharomastix irroratalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1907. It is found in Guatemala.[1]

Description

The forewings are whitish, tinged and irrorated (speckled) with yellow brown, the costal area and terminal area suffused with brown. There are traces of a dark antemedial line and there is a slight dark discoidal lunule, as well as a faint, dark, postmedial, minutely waved line. There is a terminal series of slight dark points. The hindwings are tinged with ochreous and there is a faint dark discoidal lunule, as well as traces of a postmedial line and some slight dark points on the termen towards the apex.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . March 7, 2018.
  2. Hampson . George F. . January 1907 . Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the Subfamilies Hydrocampinae and Scoparianae . The Annals and Magazine of Natural History . Taylor and Francis . 7 . 19 . 109 . 10 . Internet Archive.