Accinctapubes amplissima
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Accinctapubes amplissima is a species of snout moths
in the genus Accinctapubes
. It was described by Solis and Styer, in 2003, and is known from Costa Rica
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The length of the forewings is 17 mm for males and 17-19 mm for females.
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Pyralidae
The Pyralidae or snout moths are a family of Lepidoptera in the ditrysian superfamily Pyraloidea. In many classifications, the grass moths are included in the Pyralidae as a subfamily, making the combined group one of the largest families in the Lepidoptera...
in the genus Accinctapubes
Accinctapubes
Accinctapubes is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Epipaschiinae. It was described by Solis, 1993, and is known from Costa Rica and Paraguay.-Species:* Accinctapubes albifasciata...
. It was described by Solis and Styer, in 2003, and is known from Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
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The length of the forewings is 17 mm for males and 17-19 mm for females.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin amplissima (meaning largest) and refers to the largest wing size in AccinctapubesAccinctapubes
Accinctapubes is a genus of snout moths in the subfamily Epipaschiinae. It was described by Solis, 1993, and is known from Costa Rica and Paraguay.-Species:* Accinctapubes albifasciata...
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