Pronomeuta sarcopis

Pronomeuta sarcopis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Zygaenoidea
Family: Zygaenidae
Genus: Pronomeuta
Species:
P. sarcopis
Binomial name
Pronomeuta sarcopis
Meyrick, 1905

Pronomeuta sarcopis is a moth in the family Zygaenidae.[1][2] It was described by Edward Meyrick in 1905 from Sri Lanka.

The wingspan is 15–18 mm. The forewings are light fuscous or fuscous-ochreous, irregularly strewn with small dark fuscous dots. The discal stigmata are rather large and dark fuscous. The hindwings are dull fuscous-reddish.[3]

The larvae are known to attack Hydnocarpus wightianus.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick 1905". Insecta.pro. Insects Catalog. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Species Details: Pronomeuta sarcopis Meyrick, 1905". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
  3. ^ J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 16 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Hutson, J. C. (1930). "Half-Yearly Report of the Entomological Division, Department of Agriculture, Ceylon. January to June, 1930". CAB International. Retrieved 24 December 2017.


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