Mesolia pelopa
Mesolia pelopa | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Lepidoptera |
Family: | Crambidae |
Genus: | Mesolia |
Species: | M. pelopa |
Binomial name | |
Mesolia pelopa (Turner, 1947) | |
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Mesolia pelopa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Turner in 1947. It is found in Australia,[1] where it has been recorded from the Northern Territory.
The wingspan is about 18 mm. The forewings are brown, but fuscous at the dorsum. The costal edge is white and there are two slender white lines from the costa before the apex, as well as a blackish terminal line. The hindwings are pale grey.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ A revision of the Australian Phycitidae