Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis explained

Ptychopseustis plumbeolinealis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

The wingspan is 18 mm. It is a uniform ochreous moth irrorated (sprinkled) with fuscous. Forewings with the antemedial and postmedial lines prominently silvery, oblique from costa to above middle, then waved and nearly erect to the inner margin. Hindwings with traces of submarginal line.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . July 15, 2014.
  2. Book: Hampson, G. F. . George Hampson

    . George Hampson . 1896 . The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma . Moths Volume IV . Taylor and Francis . Biodiversity Heritage Library.