Stericta rufescens
Appearance
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Pyralidae |
Genus: | Stericta |
Species: | S. rufescens
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Binomial name | |
Stericta rufescens Hampson, 1896
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Stericta rufescens is a species of snout moth (family Pyralidae). It was first described by George Hampson in 1896.[1] It is found in Bhutan.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dark red brown, with pale patches at the base of the costa and apex. The hindwings have a submarginal black spot and a pale patch at the anal angle.[2]
References
- ^ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ^ Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. pp. 120–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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