''Procymbopteryx '' is a
monotypic moth genus of the family
Crambidae erected by
Eugene G. Munroe
Eugene Gordon Munroe (8 September 1919 – 31 May 2008) was a Canadian entomologist who discovered numerous species of insects. He worked for the Insect Systematics and Biological Control Unit, Entomology Division in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Munro ...
in 1961. Its only species, ''Procymbopteryx belialis'', was
first described by
Herbert Druce in 1899. It is found in the Mexican state of
Guerrero and the US state of
Arizona.
The
wingspan is about 17 mm. The forewings are dark grayish brown. The costa, outer and inner margin are edged with yellowish white. The hindwings are grayish white, but darker along the outer margin.
[Druce, H. (1899). ]
Biologia Centrali-Americana: Lepidoptera - Heterocera
'. 2: 557. Adults are on wing from July to August.
References
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Odontiini
Crambidae genera
Monotypic moth genera
Taxa named by Eugene G. Munroe
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