Choristostigma perpulchralis

Choristostigma perpulchralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Mexico (Tehuacan, Veracruz)[1] and the United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico and Texas.[2]

Choristostigma perpulchralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Choristostigma
Species:
C. perpulchralis
Binomial name
Choristostigma perpulchralis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Ischnurges perpulchralis Hampson, 1899
  • Ischnurges chromophila Dyar, 1914
  • Choristostigma chromaphila Munroe, 1983
  • Ischnurges microchroia Dyar, 1916

The wingspan is 18–22 mm. The forewings are bright yellow with a bright pink costa and terminal area, as well as a pink antemedial line. The hindwings are white and the terminal area is yellowish suffused with pink scales.[3] Adults are on wing in March, May and September.

References
  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. mothphotographersgroup
  3. Hampson, 1899. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 188


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