Asciodes denticulinea

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Asciodes denticulinea
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A. denticulinea
Binomial name
Asciodes denticulinea
(Schaus, 1940)
Synonyms
  • Sylepta denticulinea Schaus, 1940

Asciodes denticulinea is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Schaus in 1940. It is found in Puerto Rico.[1]

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The forewings are light buff, thinly scaled and with a dark streak below the cell near the base. There is a dark medial line across the cell and a dark shade on the discocellular, as well as a remote postmedial deeply dentate line, with dark points at the angles. There are terminal spots at the tips of the vein. The hindwings have a postmedial dark shade and terminal spots.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. ^ Scientific survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands


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