Mascelia Explained

Mascelia is a monotypic snout moth genus described by George Hampson in 1930. Its only species, Mascelia ectophoea, was described by the same author in 1908. It is found in Sri Lanka and in India.[1] [2]

This species has a wingspan of 18 mm.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . September 17, 2017.
  2. http://www.zoosprint.org/ZooPrintJournal/2006/May/2245-2258.pdf George Mathew, 2006. An Inventory of Indian Pyralids (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Zoos' Print Journal 21(5): 2245-2258
  3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/18938#page/310/mode/1up Hampson, 1907. The moths of India. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society V.18.

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