Spilomela divaricata
Spilomela divaricata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[1]
| Spilomela divaricata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Spilomela |
| Species: | S. divaricata |
| Binomial name | |
| Spilomela divaricata (Hampson, 1899) | |
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The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale fulvous with two subbasal dark lines. There is a small annulus in the cell with a line from it to the inner margin. There is also a discocellular reniform spot filled with fulvous and a strong black postmedial line, the area beyond it suffused with brown. The hindwings are paler, with a discocellular annulus and an ill-defined postmedial line, the area beyond it suffused with brown. Both wings have a dark marginal line.[2]
References
- "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 621
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