Mecyna prunipennis

Mecyna prunipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Arthur Gardiner Butler in 1879. It is found in Japan.[1]

Mecyna prunipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Mecyna
Species:
M. prunipennis
Binomial name
Mecyna prunipennis
Butler, 1879
Synonyms
  • Uresiphita prunipennis

The wingspan is about 13 mm.[2] The forewings are reddish brown, tinged with plum colour and with a greyish spot at the end of the cell. The hindwings are dirty ochreous, with a grey external border.[3]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Japanese Moths
  3. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1879. 1879


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