''Styphlolepis squamosalis'' 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 w ...

in the family Crambidae. It was described by George Hampson in 1896. It is found in

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, 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

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is about 50 mm. The forewings are white, irrorated (sprinkled) with ferruginous scales and a ferruginous medial line. The hindwings have hardly any ferruginous tinge.''Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London'' 1895: 912

References

Moths described in 1896 Midilinae {{Crambidae-stub