Delogenes
| Delogenes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Delogenes Meyrick, 1918[1] |
| Species: | D. limodoxa |
| Binomial name | |
| Delogenes limodoxa Meyrick, 1918 | |
Delogenes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Meyrick in 1918, and contains the species D. limodoxa. It is found in New Zealand.[2]
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are elongate-triangular and very narrow at the base. They are fuscous, finely and suffusedly irrorated with white. The lines are dark brown sprinkled with blackish. The hindwings are light grey.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "LepIndex". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961". Rsnz.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2011-12-16.