Myriostephes leucostictalis

Myriostephes leucostictalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Myriostephes
Species: M. leucostictalis
Binomial name
Myriostephes leucostictalis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Pionea leucostictalis Hampson, 1899

Myriostephes leucostictalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 20 mm. Adults are fuscous, the forewings with traces of an antemedial line, as well as a dark discoidal point and an indistinct postmedial line. The outer half of the costa has five prominent pure white spots. The hindwings have an indistinct postmedial line. Both the fore- and hindwings have a dark terminal line.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 1899: 250


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