Cnaphalocrocis daisensis

Description

Cnaphalocrocis daisensis is a moth in the Crambidae family. It was described by Shibuya in 1929. It is found in Japan, where it has been recorded from Mount Daisen on Honshu. The wingspan is about 17 mm. The basal half of both the fore- and hindwings is whitish, tinged with pale yellowish. The outer half is fuscous. The forewings have a tuft of greyish scales on the upperside below the middle of the costa, as well as fuscous antemedial and postmedial lines. The medial and postmedial lines on the hindwings are fuscous.