Ptychopseustis Molybdogramma
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''Ptychopseustis molybdogramma'' is a
moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...
in the family
Crambidae The Crambidae are the grass moth family of lepidopterans. They are variable in appearance, the nominal subfamily Crambinae (grass moths) taking up closely folded postures on grass stems where they are inconspicuous, while other subfamilies includ ...
. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...
. The
wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777–200 has a wingspan of , and a wandering albatross (''Diomedea exulans'') caught in 1965 had a wingspan ...
is about 16 mm. The forewings are pale creamy yellow suffused with rufous, the costal edge blackish towards the base. The antemedial line is black diffused with silver. The hindwings are whitish, the terminal area tinged with rufous.Descriptions of new Pyralidae of the subfamilies Crambinae and Siginae


References

Cybalomiinae Moths described in 1919 {{Crambinae-stub