Pycnarmon levinia
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Pycnarmon levinia (Stoll in Cramer & Stoll, 1781)
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Pycnarmon levinia is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Stoll in 1781. It is found in Surinam, Brazil (Rio de Janeiro,[1] Espiritu Santo) and Grenada.
The wingspan is about 28 mm. Adults are bright orange, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the costa. There is a slightly curved antemedial fuscous line which is black towards the costa, as well as a discocellular lunule. The postmedial line is sinuous. The hindwings have a discocellular spot, a slightly sinuous postmedial line.[2]
References
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ The Annals and Magazine of Natural History, 1895: Zoology, Botany, and Geology. 1895