Diplopseustis prophetica

Diplopseustis prophetica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Diplopseustis
Species: D. prophetica
Binomial name
Diplopseustis prophetica
Meyrick, 1887
Synonyms
  • Myriostephes eucosmeta Turner, 1939

Diplopseustis prophetica is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Meyrick in 1887. It is found in Australia, where it has been recorded from Victoria.[1]

The wingspan is about 14 mm. The forewings are pale brownish-ochreous, the base of the costa suffused with dark fuscous. The hindwings are pale whitish-ochreous, becoming pale brownish-ochreous towards the hindmargin.[2]

References

  1. "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
  2. Trans. ent. Soc. Lond. 1887 (3): 198


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