| Stericta rufescens | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Genus: | Stericta |
| Species: | S. rufescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Stericta rufescens Hampson, 1896 | |
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Stericta rufescens is a species of snout moth (family Pyralidae). It was first described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in Bhutan.
The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are dark red brown, with pale patches at the base of the costa and apex. The hindwings have a submarginal black spot and a pale patch at the anal angle.
References
- "World Pyraloidea Database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2011-09-29.
- Hampson, G. F. (1896). The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma: Moths Volume IV. Taylor and Francis. pp. 120–121 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
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| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Jocara rufescens | |
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