Lygropia joasharia

Lygropia joasharia is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1940. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

Lygropia joasharia
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L. joasharia
Binomial name
Lygropia joasharia
Schaus, 1940

The wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are pale yellow orange, the costal margin and termen suffused with pinkish cinnamon. There is a darker antemedial line outbent from the costa to the median vein, then vertical to the inner margin and there is a reddish line on the discocellular. The hindwings are pale yellow orange, the termen suffused with pinkish cinnamon and there is a short reddish line on the discocellular.[2]

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands


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