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Ematheudes nigropunctata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Ematheudes

Ematheudes nigropunctata is a species of snout moth in the genus Ematheudes. It was described by Legrand in 1966, and is known from the Seychelles and from the highlands of Madagascar.

This species has an wing radius of 7–8 mm, the palpus of the male has a length of 2.8 the eye diameter which is 0.6-0.7mm. Forewings are pale orange-yellow with dark brown near costa at the base, veins with white markings. The hidewings are nearly uniformly yellowish-white.

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Ematheudes nigropunctata Wikipedia