Pycnarmon levinia explained

Pycnarmon levinia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Caspar Stoll in 1781. It is found in Suriname, in the Brazilian states of Rio de Janeiro^[1] and Espírito Santo and in Grenada.

The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are bright orange, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the costa. There is a slightly curved antemedial fuscous line which is black towards the costa, as well as a discocellular lunule. The postmedial line is sinuous. The hindwings have a discocellular spot, a slightly sinuous postmedial line.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2017 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . March 12, 2018.
2. Hampson . George F. . 1895 . On the Geometridae, Pyralidae, and allied Families of Heterocera of the Lesser Antilles . The Annals and Magazine of Natural History . 16 . 6 . 94 . Taylor and Francis . 334 . Internet Archive.