Styphlolepis squamosalis
Species of moth
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Styphlolepis squamosalis is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Queensland.[1][2]
| Styphlolepis squamosalis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Styphlolepis |
| Species: | S. squamosalis |
| Binomial name | |
| Styphlolepis squamosalis Hampson, 1896 | |
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The wingspan is about 50 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with ferruginous scales and a ferruginous medial line. The hindwings have hardly any ferruginous tinge.[3]
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