Glaphyria stellaspina

Glaphyria stellaspina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Glaphyria
Species: G. stellaspina
Binomial name
Glaphyria stellaspina
Solis & Adamski, 1998

Glaphyria stellaspina is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Solis and Adamski in 1998.[1] It is found in north-eastern Costa Rica.

The length of the forewings is 5.7-6.1 mm. The antemedial and subterminal fasciae of the forewings are brownish-orange, except for the costa, which is yellow. The basal fascia is white, with two yellow costal streaks. The hindwing have white scales basally and pale yellowish-orange scales distally up to the wing margin. The marginal scales are brownish orange.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the spines with a stellate-shaped base on the corpus bursae and is derived from Latin stella (meaning star) and spina (meaning spine).[2]

References

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