Noctueliopsis pandoralis

Noctueliopsis pandoralis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by William Barnes and James Halliday McDunnough in 1914.[1] It is found in Mexico and the southern United States, where it has been recorded from New Mexico.[2]

Noctueliopsis pandoralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Family:
Crambidae
Genus:
Noctueliopsis
Species:
N. pandoralis
Binomial name
Noctueliopsis pandoralis
(Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)
Synonyms
  • Noctuelia pandoralis Barnes & McDunnough, 1914
  • Pyrausta pandoralis minimistricta Dyar, 1913

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale olive brown, the basal area suffused with pink, defined outwardly by slight white scaling. The terminal area is pink, preceded by a white shade. The hindwings are dark smoky with a slight whitish shade above the anal angle and subterminally. Adults have been recorded on wing in September.[3]

Subspecies
  • Noctueliopsis pandoralis pandoralis
  • Noctueliopsis pandoralis minimistricta (Dyar, 1913) (Mexico: Tehuacan)
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References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
  2. "801113.00 – 4835 – Noctueliopsis pandoralis – (Barnes & McDunnough, 1914)". North American Moth Photographers Group. Mississippi State University. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  3. Contributions to the Natural History of the Lepidoptera of North America 2 (6): 244


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