Arsissa atlantica
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Arsissa atlantica is a species of snout moths
in the genus Arsissa
. It was described by Asselbergs in 2009, and is known from the Canary Islands
.
The wingspan
is 23.5 mm for males and 20.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey mixed with grey scales. The hindwings are whitish.
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 Arsissa
Arsissa
Arsissa is a genus of snout moths. It was described by Ragonot, in 1893, and is known from Spain and Namibia.-Species:* Arsissa atlantica Asselbergs, 2009* Arsissa ramosella * Arsissa transvaalica Balinsky, 1991...
. It was described by Asselbergs in 2009, and is known from the Canary Islands
Canary Islands
The Canary Islands , also known as the Canaries , is a Spanish archipelago located just off the northwest coast of mainland Africa, 100 km west of the border between Morocco and the Western Sahara. The Canaries are a Spanish autonomous community and an outermost region of the European Union...
.
The wingspan
Wingspan
The wingspan of an airplane or a bird, is the distance from one wingtip to the other wingtip. For example, the Boeing 777 has a wingspan of about ; and a Wandering Albatross caught in 1965 had a wingspan of , the official record for a living bird.The term wingspan, more technically extent, is...
is 23.5 mm for males and 20.5 mm for females. The ground colour of the forewings is brownish grey mixed with grey scales. The hindwings are whitish.