Pycnarmon glaucias

Pycnarmon glaucias is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1894. It is found on the island of Borneo.[1]

Pycnarmon glaucias
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P. glaucias
Binomial name
Pycnarmon glaucias
(Meyrick, 1894)
Synonyms
  • Aripana glaucias Meyrick, 1894

The wingspan of this species is about 28 mm (1.1 in). The forewings are white with a greyish-ochreous subcostal streak from the base to beyond the middle and black basal and subbasal dots on the costa. The lines are pale greyish-ochreous, broad and fascia-like. There is a round black discal spot and a black dot on the costa, and another, whitish-centred, on the costal end of the second line. There is a pale greyish-ochreous hindmarginal streak, preceded by a black dot below middle. The hindwings are white with a black discal dot, the second line and posterior markings as in forewings.[2]

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