Aureopteryx olufsoni

Aureopteryx olufsoni
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Aureopteryx
Species: A. olufsoni
Binomial name
Aureopteryx olufsoni
Solis & Adamski, 1998

Aureopteryx olufsoni is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in the southern Atlantic and Pacific lowlands of Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 5.5-6.7 mm. The ground colour of the forewings is pale yellow with three silver streaks within a yellow apical area. The hindwings are pale yellow with a pale brown subterminal line.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Costa Rican Glaphyriinae