Micraglossa flavidalis

Micraglossa flavidalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Micraglossa
Species: M. flavidalis
Binomial name
Micraglossa flavidalis
Hampson, 1907

Micraglossa flavidalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1907.[1] It is found in China (Gansu, Shaanxi, Henan, Sichuan, Hubei, Guizhou, Yunnan).

The length of the forewings is 5.5-7.5 mm for males and 6–7 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings ranges from pale to golden, suffused with black. There are two black spots on the basal area. The subterminal and postmedian line form an X-shape.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Li, W.C., H.H. Li & M. Nuss, 2010: Taxonomic revision and biogeography of Micraglossa Warren, 1891 from laurel forests in China (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Scopariinae). Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 68 (2): 159-180. Full article: .