Donacoscaptes fulvescens

Donacoscaptes fulvescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Donacoscaptes
Species: D. fulvescens
Binomial name
Donacoscaptes fulvescens
(Hampson, 1919)
Synonyms
  • Doratoperas fulvescens Hampson, 1919
  • Chilopsis peruanellus Schaus, 1922
  • Morpheis peruanellus

Donacoscaptes fulvescens is a moth in the Crambidae family.[1] It is found in Peru.[2]

The wingspan is about 40 mm. The forewings are pale ochraceous buff with scattered large black scales and vinaceous-fawn shading in the cell. There is a black point at the end of the cell and a number of small terminal black points, as well as a faint brownish postmedial line. The hindwings are suffused with smoky olive grey. The costa and postmedial space are whitish.[3]

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