Ischnurges lancinalis

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Ischnurges lancinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Ischnurges
Species: I. lancinalis
Binomial name
Ischnurges lancinalis
(Guenée, 1854)
Synonyms
  • Rhodaria lancinalis Guenée, 1854
  • Botys expeditalis Lederer, 1863

Ischnurges lancinalis is a moth of the Crambidae family. It is known from southern and south-eastern Africa and the African islands of the Indian Ocean.[1]

This species has a wingspan of 25[2]-30mm[3] and long and narrow forewings.

Subspecies

  • Ischnurges lancinalis lancinalis (Guenée, 1854) (Mauritius, La Réunion)
  • Ischnurges lancinalis paulianalis Marion, 1954 (Madagascar)
  • Ischnurges lancinalis aldabrensis Viette, 1958 (Aldabra (Seychelles))
  • Ischnurges lancinalis comorensis Viette, 1958 (Comoros)

References

  1. ↑ afromoths
  2. ↑ Guenée, 1854. Histoire naturelle des Insectes. VIII. Species général des Lépidoptères. Deltoites et Pyralites. - 8: p.169
  3. ↑ Lederer, 1863b. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pyraliden. - Wiener entomologische Monatschrift 7: p.466-467, : pl. 9, ill. 15


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