Choristostigma perpulchralis

Choristostigma perpulchralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Choristostigma
Species: C. perpulchralis
Binomial name
Choristostigma perpulchralis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Ischnurges perpulchralis Hampson, 1899
  • Ischnurges chromophila Dyar, 1914
  • Choristostigma chromaphila Munroe, 1983
  • Ischnurges microchroia Dyar, 1916

Choristostigma perpulchralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Mexico (Tehuacan, Veracruz)[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Texas.[2]

The wingspan is 18-22 mm. The forewings are bright yellow with a bright pink costa and terminal area, as well as a pink antemedial line. The hindwings are white and the terminal area is yellowish suffused with pink scales.[3] Adults are on wing in March, May and September.

References

  1. ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ↑ mothphotographersgroup
  3. ↑ Hampson, 1899. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 188