Coremata

Coremata is a monotypic moth genus of the family Crambidae described by Hans Georg Amsel in 1956. It contains only one species, Coremata stigmatalis, described by George Hampson in 1899, which is found in São Paulo, Brazil.[2]

For the expandable tubes on some male Lepidoptera, see hair-pencil.

Coremata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Crambidae
Genus: Coremata
Amsel, 1956[1]
Species:
C. stigmatalis
Binomial name
Coremata stigmatalis
(Hampson, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Bocchoris stigmatalis Hampson, 1899
  • Culcita Amsel, 1957

The wingspan is about 24 mm. The forewings are white with a slight yellowish tinge and with four black dots at the base, as well as a subbasal fuscous eight-shaped mark.[3]

References
  1. Nuss, M.; et al. (2003–2017). "GlobIZ search". Global Information System on Pyraloidea. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  2. Savela, Markku. "Coremata stigmatalis (Hampson, 1898)". Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved April 5, 2018.
  3. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1898: 652 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.


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