Prionapteryx hedyscopa

Prionapteryx hedyscopa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Prionapteryx
Species: P. hedyscopa
Binomial name
Prionapteryx hedyscopa
(Lower, 1905)
Synonyms
  • Surattha hedyscopa Lower, 1905

Prionapteryx hedyscopa is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Lower in 1905. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from New South Wales.[1]

The wingspan is 18–24 mm. The forewings are ochreous, somewhat irrorated with ferruginous and fuscous. The hindwings are fuscous grey, paler and becoming grey on the basal half. Adults have been recorded on wing in February.[2]

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