Mnesictena adversa

Mnesictena adversa is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It was described by Alfred Philpott in 1917.[2][3] It is endemic to New Zealand.[4]

Mnesictena adversa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Mnesictena
Species:
M. adversa
Binomial name
Mnesictena adversa
(Philpott, 1917)
Synonyms
  • Mecyna adversa Philpott, 1917

The wingspan is 20–21 mm for males and females. The forewings are ferruginous, but brighter along the costa. There is an irregular transverse outwardly-oblique white discal dot at the middle and a dark, obscurely indicated second line. The hindwings are yellow with the discal dot and terminal band fuscous.[3]

References
  1. Gordon, Dennis P., ed. (2010). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume two. Kingdom animalia : chaetognatha, ecdysozoa, ichnofossils. Vol. 2. Christchurch, N.Z.: Canterbury University Press. p. 458. ISBN 9781877257933. OCLC 973607714.
  2. "Udea adversa (Philpott, 1917)". www.nzor.org.nz. Landcare Research New Zealand Ltd. Retrieved 2018-01-23.
  3. Philpott, A. (1917). "New species of Lepidoptera". Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute. 49: 239–245. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  4. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.


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