Pygospila costiflexalis

Pygospila costiflexalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Pygospila
Species:	P. costiflexalis
Binomial name
	Pygospila costiflexalis; Guenée, 1854

Pygospila costiflexalis is a species of moth of the family Crambidae. The species was described by Achille Guenée in 1854. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, Sri Lanka and Indonesia.^[1]

Description

It differs from Pygospila tyres in being cupreous brown with a faint purple tinge; the neck is fulvous; the thoracic stripes are obscure and brownish, the abdominal spots small. Forewing with the sub-basal markings obsolescent; the three submarginal spots absent, and the spots below vein 2 minute. Hindwing with the three submarginal spots and the spot below vein 2 obsolescent.^[1]

The wingspan is about 42 mm.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 362 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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[Hampson-1] Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. p. 362 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.

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