Macrorrhinia dryadella

Macrorrhinia dryadella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Pyralidae
Genus: Macrorrhinia[1]
Species: M. dryadella
Binomial name
Macrorrhinia dryadella
(Hulst, 1892)
Synonyms
  • Ocala dryadella Hulst, 1892
  • Dolichorrhinia platanella Grossbeck, 1917

Macrorrhinia dryadella is a species of snout moth in the genus Macrorrhinia. It was described by Hulst in 1892, and is known from Florida, U.S.A.[2]

The wingspan is 14–17 mm. The forewings are pale fuscous gray with an obscure white antemedial line. The hindwings are translucent, pale smoky white, with some dark streaking on the veins, especially in females.[3]

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