Polygrammodes hyalescens

Polygrammodes hyalescens
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Crambidae
Genus:	Polygrammodes
Species:	P. hyalescens
Binomial name
Polygrammodes hyalescens Hampson, 1913

Polygrammodes hyalescens is a moth in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1913. It is found in Peru.[1]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are yellowish white and thinly scaled. The costal area is more ochreous and the costal edge is fuscous. There is a slight brownish antemedial spot in the cell and a faint excurvcd line from the cell to the inner margin, as well as a small brownish spot in the middle of the cell and a slight discoidal bar. The postmedial line is waved and pale brownish and there is a minutely waved brownish subterminal line and a brownish terminal line. The hindwings are semi-hyaline yellowish white, with a faint brownish postmedial line and a very indistinct, minutely waved, brownish subterminal line from the costa to the submedian fold.[2]

References

1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2014). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
2. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Including Zoology, Botany, and Geology This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.