Delogenes

Delogenes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Delogenes
Meyrick, 1918[1]
Species: D. limodoxa
Binomial name
Delogenes limodoxa
Meyrick, 1918

Delogenes is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Meyrick in 1918, and contains the species D. limodoxa. It is found in New Zealand.[2]

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are elongate-triangular and very narrow at the base. They are fuscous, finely and suffusedly irrorated with white. The lines are dark brown sprinkled with blackish. The hindwings are light grey.[3]

References

  1. "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
  2. "LepIndex". Nhm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
  3. "Transactions and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New Zealand 1868-1961". Rsnz.natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 2011-12-16.


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