Donacoscaptes fulvescens
| Donacoscaptes fulvescens | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Donacoscaptes |
| Species: | D. fulvescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Donacoscaptes fulvescens (Hampson, 1919) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Donacoscaptes fulvescens is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]
The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are pale ochraceous buff with scattered large black scales and vinaceous-fawn shading in the cell. There is a black point at the end of the cell and a number of small terminal black points, as well as a faint brownish postmedial line. The hindwings are suffused with smoky olive grey. The costa and postmedial space are whitish.[3]
References
- ↑ Natural History Museum Lepidoptera generic names catalog
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-11.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 1921
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