Ulopeza flavicepsalis explained

Ulopeza flavicepsalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1912.^[1] It is found in Mali,^[2] Cameroon and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Equateur).^[3]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are brown, with a large lunulate white postmedial patch between veins 8 and 3. The hindwings are brown, with a large elliptical white postmedial patch between veins 5 and 2.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nuss . M. . etal . 2003–2014 . GlobIZ search . Global Information System on Pyraloidea . 2014-07-15.
2. Poltavsky, A.N., Kravchenko, V.D., Traore, M.M., Traore, S.F., Gergely, P., Witt, Th.J., Sulak, H., Beck, R.H.-T., Junnila, A., Revay, E.E., Doumbia, S., Beier, J.C. & Müller, G.C. 2018. Biodiversity and seasonality of Pyraloidea (Lepidoptera) in the woody savannah belt in Mali. Israel Journal of Entomology 48 (1): 69–78. Article
3. Web site: De Prins . J. . De Prins . W. . amp . 2017 . Ulopeza flavicepsalis Hampson, 1912 . Afromoths . February 28, 2018.
4. https://archive.org/stream/ser8annalsmagazi09londuoft/ser8annalsmagazi09londuoft_djvu.txt The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology