Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Pyralidae Rank Species | Phylum Arthropoda Order Lepidoptera Genus Metacrateria | |
Metacrateria pulverulella is a species of snout moth. It was described by George Hampson in 1918. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Wingspan is about 18 mm. Frons with a long flattened corneous projection more or less buried in scales. In male, head white and brown. Thorax pale brown. Abdomen ochreous. Forewings ochreous, with broad white costal fascia irrorated with fuscous, tapering to apex, its lower edge defined by brown. A prominent dark speck found at lower angle of cell. The veins beyond the cell, vein 1 and inner margin white irrorated with fuscous colored. Hindwings are whitish.
References
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