Phostria citrinalis

Phostria citrinalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Herbert Druce in 1895. It is found in Mexico (Guerrero, Jalisco), Costa Rica, Guatemala[1] and Panama.[2]

Phostria citrinalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Phostria
Species:
P. citrinalis
Binomial name
Phostria citrinalis
(H. Druce, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Sarothronota citrinalis H. Druce, 1895
  • Pilocrocis apellalis Schaus, 1912
  • Sylepta escuintlalis Schaus, 1920
  • Sylepta escuintalis Munroe, 1995

The forewings and hindwings are uniform dark citron yellow. The head, thorax and abdomen are also citron yellow, the latter is whitish beneath.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved June 7, 2018.
  2. "Taxonomy Browser: Phostria citrinalisDHJ02". Barcode of Life Data System (BOLD). Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  3. "Botanicus.org". Archived from the original on 2015-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-11.


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