Desmia parastigma explained

Desmia parastigma is a moth of the family Crambidae described by Harrison Gray Dyar Jr. in 1914. It is found in Panama[1] and Costa Rica.[2]

The wingspan is about 29 mm. The forewings are black with two white hyaline (glass-like) spots. The costa of the hindwings is washed with sordid (dirty) whitish and there is a little white dash across the cell, as well as a long whitish streak from the subcostal area to the tornus.[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 parastigma Dyar, 1914 . Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms . April 6, 2018.
  3. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofuni471915unit#page/261/mode/1up Proceedings of the United States National Museum 47 (2050): 261