Leucinodes malawiensis

Leucinodes malawiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Leucinodes[1]
Species: L. malawiensis
Binomial name
Leucinodes malawiensis
Mally et al., 2015

Leucinodes malawiensis is a species of moth in the Crambidae family. It is found in Malawi.

The length of the forewings is about 8.5 mm for both males and females. The forewings have a dark brown base and the outer margin consists of a straight diagonal line from the costa to the maculation of the central hind margin. There is a triangular patch leading lateroposteriad from the costa with the costal half reddish-brown and the central tip white. The outer median area has a faint brownish transverse streak and the subterminal line is indistinct except for a subapical thickening. The hindwing antemedial line is indistinct. There is a dark discal spot and the postmedial line is clear at the costal margin, fading out posteriad. The anterior distal area has a faint brownish transverse streak and the terminal wing veins are dark-spotted.

Etymology

The species name refers to the country of Malawi, where the holotype originates.[2]

References

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