Phostria dohrnii
Phostria dohrnii is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Snellen in 1881. It is found in Colombia, Costa Rica and Panama.[1]
| Phostria dohrnii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Phostria |
| Species: | P. dohrnii |
| Binomial name | |
| Phostria dohrnii (Snellen, 1881) | |
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The fore- and hindwings are yellow, the former with the costal margin brownish-yellow and the apex broadly purplish-brown, as well as two lines crossing the wing from the costal to the inner margin and a small brown dot in the cell. The apex and outer margin of the hindwings are purplish-brown and there is a large U-shaped brown mark extending from the costal margin across the wing from near the lower side of which a waved line extends to the inner margin.[2]
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