Pycnarmon macrotis

Pycnarmon macrotis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Meyrick in 1897. It is found in Indonesia (Talaut Islands).[1]

Pycnarmon macrotis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pycnarmon
Species:	P. macrotis
Binomial name
Pycnarmon macrotis (Meyrick, 1897)
Synonyms
Aripana macrotis Meyrick, 1897

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings white, but ochreous-tinged towards the base and on the costal streak. There are small black basal and subbasal dots on the costa, as well as a small black discal dot, a small transverse oval black discal spot in the middle and a small black costal dot. The second line is fuscous, indistinct and blackish on costa. It is broken and interrupted in the disc and followed by a pale yellowish shade. There is a large black dot towards the termen below the middle and a small blackish apical dot. The hindwings are white with a dark fuscous discal dot. The second line is as in the forewings, but marked with a dark fuscous dot on the dorsum. There is also a subterminal dot.[2]

References

1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London