Desmia chryseis

Desmia chryseis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Desmia
Species:
D. chryseis
Binomial name
Desmia chryseis
Hampson, 1898
Synonyms
  • Desmia chryseis ab. briseis Hering, 1906

Desmia chryseis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1898.[1] It is found in Venezuela[2] and Peru.

The wingspan is about 32 mm. The forewings are orange yellow with a purplish-fuscous antemedial line and base of the costa. The terminal third is purplish fuscous except on the costa. The hindwings have a purplish-fuscous band on the termen.[3]

References

  1. ^ Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. ^ Savela, Markku. "Desmia chryseis Hampson, 1898". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  3. ^ Hampson, G. F. (November 15, 1898). "A Revision of the Moths of the Subfamily Pyraustinae and Family Pyralidae". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London: 633 – via Internet Archive. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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