Pycnarmon meritalis
Species of moth
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Pycnarmon meritalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by Francis Walker in 1859.[1] It is found in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Katanga, West Kasai), South Africa, Australia, China, Sri Lanka, India, Indonesia (Borneo, Java, Sulawesi, Sumatra), Taiwan[2] and Japan.
| Pycnarmon meritalis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Pycnarmon |
| Species: | P. meritalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pycnarmon meritalis (Walker, 1859) | |
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The wingspan is about 15 mm. Adults are white with several brown spots, mainly at the wing margins.[3]