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Prionapteryx scitulellus

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Prionapteryx scitulellus is a moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in India, Sri Lanka and Kenya.

Description

Wingspan is about 16mm in male and 24mm in female. Fore wings with veins 4,5 stalked. It is a brownish ochreous moth. Head, thorax, and abdomen tinged with fuscous. Fore wings with diffused fuscous on basal inner area and defining the inner side of the oblique ochreous medial band, where the area between which and the oblique submarginal band is fuscous except on costal area. A black discocelular spot. The submarginal band dentate inwards below costa. The marginal area fuscous, with a series of black specks. Hind wings pale fuscous or whitish.

References

Prionapteryx scitulellus Wikipedia


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