Prionapteryx hedyscopa explained

Prionapteryx hedyscopa is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Oswald Bertram Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The forewings are ochreous, somewhat irrorated (sprinkled) with ferruginous and fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous grey, paler and becoming grey on the basal half. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . Matthias . Landry . Bernard . Vegliante . Francesca . Tränkner . Andreas . Mally . Richard . Hayden . James . Bauer . Franziska . Segerer . Andreas . Li . Houhun . Schouten . Rob . Solis . M. Alma . Maria Alma Solis . Trofimova . Tatiana . De Prins . Jurate . Speidel . Wolfgang . amp . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 15 July 2014.
  2. Lower, Oswald B. (December 1905). "New Australian Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia. 29: 103–104.

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