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Noctueliopsis pandoralis

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Crambidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Noctueliopsis

Noctueliopsis pandoralis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Barnes and McDunnough in 1914. It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale olive brown, the basal area suffused with pink, defined outwardly by slight white scaling. The terminal area is pink, preceded by a white shade. The hindwings are dark smoky with a slight whitish shade above the anal angle and subterminally. Adults have been recorded on wing in September.

Subspecies

  • Noctueliopsis pandoralis pandoralis
  • Noctueliopsis pandoralis minimistricta (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico: Tehuacan)
  • References

    Noctueliopsis pandoralis Wikipedia