''Tanaophysa adornatalis'' 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

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in 1892. It is found in

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(São Paulo). The

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is about 32 mm for females and 21 mm for males. The forewings are bright yellow, brownish along the costa, especially towards the base. There is an indistinct obliquely curved first line near the base and another exterior of the ordinary shape. There is also a small dot in the cell near the first line and a larger one at the end of the cell. The hindwings are similar to the forewings, with the exterior line repeated.LIX.—Descriptions of new genera and species of Pyralidæ contained in the British-Museum Collection

References

Moths described in 1892 Spilomelinae {{Spilomelinae-stub