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Genus of moths

Lissophanes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Lissophanes
Warren, 1891
Species: L. ceramica
Binomial name
Lissophanes ceramica
Warren, 1891

Lissophanes is a genus of moths of the family Crambidae. It contains only one species, Lissophanes ceramica, which is found in Peru.

The wingspan is about 12 mm. The forewings are pale cream, suffused with dull pale olive and dusted with greyish. The hindwings are dull olive-grey, spotted with white and with a dark grey basal line.

References

  1. "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
  2. Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "​Lissophanes ceramica​". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 8, 2018.
  3. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (6) 8 (43): 67 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
Taxon identifiers
Lissophanes


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