Blepharomastix pallidipennis

Blepharomastix pallidipennis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil.[1]

Blepharomastix pallidipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Blepharomastix
Species:
B. pallidipennis
Binomial name
Blepharomastix pallidipennis
(Warren, 1889)
Synonyms
  • Hapalia pallidipennis Warren, 1889

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are semihyaline whitish with a faint yellowish tinge. The costa and hind margin are diffusely bronzy grey with brownish lines. There is a very strong brown lunular mark on the discocellular, and a minute dot immediately beyond the first line. The hindwings are bronzy grey along the hind margin, with a distinct central brown spot and the exterior line of the forewings is repeated.[2]

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London


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