Spilomela divaricata

Spilomela divaricata is a moth in the family Crambidae. It is found in Brazil (São Paulo).[1]

Spilomela divaricata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Spilomela
Species:
S. divaricata
Binomial name
Spilomela divaricata
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Entephria divaricata Hampson, 1899
  • Pycnarmon divaricata

The wingspan is about 26 mm. The forewings are pale fulvous with two subbasal dark lines. There is a small annulus in the cell with a line from it to the inner margin. There is also a discocellular reniform spot filled with fulvous and a strong black postmedial line, the area beyond it suffused with brown. The hindwings are paler, with a discocellular annulus and an ill-defined postmedial line, the area beyond it suffused with brown. Both wings have a dark marginal line.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond. 1898: 621


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