Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Meroptera | |
Meroptera anaimella is a species of snout moth in the genus Meroptera. It was described by A. Blanchard and Knudson in 1985. It is found from southern California to Oklahoma and Texas.
The length of the forewings is 10.4-11.8 mm for males and 10.1–12 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is whitish ochreous lightly peppered with black scales over the median area. The hindwings are pale ochreous, suffused with fuscous along the outer margin.
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