Lascelina papillina
| Lascelina papillina | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Pyralidae |
| Subfamily: | Phycitinae |
| Genus: | Lascelina |
| Species: | L. papillina |
| Binomial name | |
| Lascelina papillina Neunzig & Solis, 2002 | |
Lascelina papillina is a species of snout moth in the family Pyralidae. It was described by Herbert H. Neunzig and Maria Alma Solis in 2002 and is known from Costa Rica.[1]
The species belongs to the genus Lascelina, which was established by Carl Heinrich in 1956 and includes several Neotropical species of snout moths.[2]
The type locality for L. papillina is Rancho Quemado on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica, where specimens were collected in lowland tropical forest habitats.[1]
References
- 1 2 Neunzig, Herbert H.; Solis, Maria Alma (2002). "The Ceracanthia complex (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Phycitinae) in Costa Rica. II. Megarthria, Drescoma and Lascelina". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 104 (4): 986–991.
- ↑ "Lascelina Heinrich, 1956". Markku Savela's Lepidoptera and Some Other Life Forms. Retrieved 24 March 2026.