Cuniberta
| Cuniberta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Cuniberta Heinrich, 1956[1] |
| Species: | C. subtinctella |
| Binomial name | |
| Cuniberta subtinctella (Ragonot, 1887) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cuniberta is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Heinrich, in 1956, and contains the species C. subtinctella. It is found in western North America.[2]
The wingspan is 22–26 mm. The forewings are grey, more or less dusted with whitish on the basal and median areas. The antemedial line is nearly vertical and bordered outwardly by a black line which is expanded and strongly accented on the costa, bordered inwardly on the lower margin by a reddish or reddish olivaceous patch. The hindwings are pale smoky fuscous.[3]
References
- ↑ "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- ↑ "mothphotographersgroup". Mothphotographersgroup.msstate.edu. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
- ↑ "Bulletin - United States National Museum". Archive.org. Retrieved 2011-12-16.
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