Polygrammodes sanguiguttalis
| Polygrammodes sanguiguttalis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Polygrammodes |
| Species: | P. sanguiguttalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Polygrammodes sanguiguttalis Hampson, 1913 | |
Polygrammodes sanguiguttalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1913. It is found in Brazil (Parana) and Paraguay.[1]
The wingspan is about 42 mm. The forewings are yellow, with a pink costal area to beyond the middle. There is a subbasal pink spot below the cell and an antemedial spot in the cell and another further from the base below the cell, as well as a round spot in the cell towards the extremity and two small discoidal spots. The inner margin is pink from the middle to the toruus and there is a postmedial series of pink spots, as well as a subterminal series of small spots. The hindwings are pale yellow.[2]
References
- ↑ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ↑ The annals and magazine of natural history: zoology, botany, and geology