Sarabotys cupreicostalis is a moth in the family Crambidae.[1] It is found in Mexico[2] (Guerrero, Puebla, Jalisco, Chiapas, Sonora) and Venezuela.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Crambidae |
| Genus: | Sarabotys |
| Species: | S. cupreicostalis
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| Sarabotys cupreicostalis (Dyar, 1913)
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The wingspan is 21–27 mm for males and about 25 mm for females. The wings are pale yellow, somewhat lustrous and subhyaline. The markings are brownish. Adults are on wing from May to October.[3]
References edit
- ^ "global Pyraloidea database". Globiz.pyraloidea.org. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
- ^ Beccaloni, G.; Scoble, M.; Kitching, I.; Simonsen, T.; Robinson, G.; Pitkin, B.; Hine, A.; Lyal, C., eds. (2003). "Loxostege cupreicostalis". The Global Lepidoptera Names Index. Natural History Museum. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
- ^ Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 120 (3561)
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