Desmia chryseis explained

Desmia chryseis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in Venezuela[2] and Peru.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a purplish-fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish-fuscous band on the termen.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . April 6, 2018.
  2. Web site: Savela . Markku . Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 6, 2018.
  3. Hampson . G. F. . November 15, 1898 . A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae . Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London . 633 . Internet Archive.

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