Schoenobius retractalis

Schoenobius retractalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1919.[1] It is found in Guyana.[2]

Schoenobius retractalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Schoenobius
Species:
S. retractalis
Binomial name
Schoenobius retractalis
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Argyria retractalis Hampson, 1919

The wingspan is 16 mm. The basal area of the forewings is white with a cupreous-brown costal edge. There is a patch of cupreous-brown suffusion and a black antemedial line. The medial area is cupreous brown with a white streak below the costa. The hindwings are silky white with a cupreous-brown terminal line.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Schoenobius retractalis (Hampson, 1919)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved March 2, 2018.
  3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9) 3 (17): 451


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