Sarabotys cupreicostalis

Sarabotys cupreicostalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Sarabotys
Species:	S. cupreicostalis
Binomial name
	Sarabotys cupreicostalis; (Dyar, 1913)
Synonyms
	Phlyctaenodes cupreicostalis Dyar, 1913; Loxostege cupreicostalis;

Sarabotys cupreicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Mexico[2] (Guerrero, Puebla, Jalisco, Chiapas, Sonora) and Venezuela.

The wingspan is 21–27 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. The wings are pale yellow, somewhat lustrous and subhyaline. The markings are brownish. Adults are on wing from May to October.[3]

References

"global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Loxostege cupreicostalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)

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[1] "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Loxostege cupreicostalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.

[3] Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)