Lygropia Disarche
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''Lygropia disarche'' is a species of
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 w ...
in the family Crambidae. It is found in
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Description

The
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is about 13 mm. The forewings are bronzy-brown with two erect yellowish-white bars. The hindwings are whitish costally at the base.Proc. U.S. nat. Mus. 47 (2050): 276


References

Moths described in 1914 Lygropia {{Lygropia-stub