Pycnarmon aripanalis

Pycnarmon aripanalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Pycnarmon
Species: P. aripanalis
Binomial name
Pycnarmon aripanalis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Metrea aripanalis Hampson, 1899

Pycnarmon aripanalis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Hampson in 1899. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1]

The wingspan is about 22 mm. Adults are white, the forewings with a black spot at the base of the costa and a subbasal series of three spots. The antemedial line is represented by spots on the costa and the inner margin. There is a speck towards the end of the cell and a large discoidal spot. The postmedial line is sinuous and has spots on the costa and inner margin. There is a dentate subterminal line developing into a spot in the middle, as well as a terminal series of points. The hindwings have a black discoidal spot and a sinuous postmedial line, as well as a terminal series of points.[2]

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