Lamprosema alphalis

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Lamprosema alphalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lamprosema
Species: L. alphalis
Binomial name
Lamprosema alphalis
Viette, 1958
Synonyms
  • Thevitella alphalis Viette, 1958[1]
  • Nacoleia alphalis Viette, 1958[2]

Lamprosema alphalis is a species of moth of the Crambidae family. It can be found in Madagascar .

Its wingspan is 17–18 mm, with a length of the forewings of 8-8.5 mm.

This species looks close to Dichocrocis alluaudalis but is considerably smaller. The holotype had been collected in West Madagascar, 45 km South of Morondava[3]

References

  1. afromoths.net
  2. Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)
  3. Viette, P., 1958. Mémoires de l'Institut scientifique de Madagascar; Série E, Tomé IX, P.136-137: Pyrales de la région malgache nouvelles ou peu connues (Lepidoptera)


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